Service difficulty report · Housing · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
November 14, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
36,271 hours, 21,010 cycles
Part
Housing
Part number
GA558614
Part serial
5C6253
Condition
Broken
Location
Switch
Part time
7,927 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON ARRIVAL INTO MEM, THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE ON BOTH SYSTEM 1 AND 2. COMPLIED WITH QRH AND USED THE MLG GRAVITY EXTEND CHECKLIST. WHEN THAT WAS COMPLETED THE UNSAFE WARNING REMAINED. THEN WENT DOWNSTAIRS TO VISUALLY CHECK. IT INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED SO WE LANDED WITH THAT INDICATION FOUND SWITCH 40 GB HOUSING BROKEN. REMOVED REPLACED HOUSING AND SWITCH IAW MM 32-00-00-4. NEEDS GEAR SWING AND OPS CHECK. COMPLIED WITH NOSE GEAR SWING IAW MM 32-31-00-5. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL ON FLIGHT DECK. OK FOR SERVICE.

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