SDR AALA980490

Service difficulty report · Strut · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
March 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N25071
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
514
Part
Strut
Part number
C231098102
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 107 - DURING APPROACH, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RED UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON GEAR EXTENSION. CREW MISSED THE APPROACH, GEAR WAS CYCLED WITH THREE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED JFK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE GEAR TELESCOPING DRAG STRUT. ACCOMPLISHED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND ALTERNATE EXTEND CHECKS WITH NORMAL INDICATION. SYSTEM LEAKED AND GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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