Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 7, 2023
Submitted
February 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1465
Aircraft time
71,676 hours, 27,169 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
D23613000
Part serial
MA0939
Condition
Slow
Location
Zone 700 - Gears
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAKEOFF NOSE GEAR WAS SLOW TO RETRACT, MAIN GEARS RETRACTED NORMALLY. ASSOCIATED ECAM N/G NOT UP LOCKED ILLUMINATED AND THEN EXTINGUISHED AS NOSE GEAR RETRACTED APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS LATER. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PER AMM 32-31-16 (AALA202302085159) AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER PER AMM 32-31-22. (AALA202302083069) A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.