Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
April 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Part
Uplock
Part number
7308228
Condition
Lock Failed
Location
Ram Air Turb
Part time
14,947 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)DURING WALK AROUND/DAILY CHECK ON AIRCRAFT, RAM AIR TURBINE (R.A.T.) WAS FOUND DEPLOYED. BOTH DEPLOY HANDLES IN THE COCKPIT WERE FOUND WITNESSED WIRED IN THE STOWED POSITION. MAINTENANCE CHECK FOUND TH E UPLOCK MECHANISM INOPERATIVE. UPLOCK REPLACED AND SYSTEM CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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