Service difficulty report · Bracket · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
April 29, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Aircraft time
65,442 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Bracket
Part number
GA595331
Part serial
DRG442
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
60,463 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FROM YUL UNDER MEL FOR LT MLG MECHANICAL DOWNLOCK INDICATOR. AFTER LG EXTENSION ON APPROACH, FLIGHT REPORT CREW REPORTED THEY DID NOT HAVE DOWNLOCK INDICATION ON BOTH LT LG POSITION INDICATORS AND DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING. AFTER LANDING ACFT WAS LEFT ON RUNWAY DUE TO DIFFICULTIES TO INSTALL LT MLG GROUND SAFETY PIN AND PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE DOWNLOCK INDICATION LINKAGE AND LOCK LINK ASSY IS DAMAGED. INVESTIGATION ON GOING.

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