Service difficulty report · Pseu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 11, 2008
Submitted
December 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
801
Aircraft time
14,787 hours, 7,908 cycles
Part
Pseu
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
17
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, TRIED BOTH SYS 1 & 2. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. ACFT DOWN FOR WORK. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT PER MM REFERENCE 32-31-71-4. BDL/11, LUBRICATED PIVOT PIN AIW MM 12-22-32-0 - BDL/11, ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 32-30-01. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS RETRACT AND EXTEND NORMALLY IN 1&2. DISCONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS ON BOTH MAINS TO CHECK FOR MOVEMENT OF BOGIES. NO BINDING NOTED. MM 32-11-15-4. RECONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS AND CHARGED SYSTEM PER MM 12-12-32-0. OK FOR SERVICE.

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