Service difficulty report · Restrictor Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 12, 2008
Submitted
December 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
17,607 hours, 9,426 cycles
Part
Restrictor Valve
Part number
A252791
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH, LOWERED LANDING GEAR, LT MAIN GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE IN BOTH SYS 1 AND SYS 2 AND NR 3 GEAR SYS. ON GO AROUND, GEAR CAME DOWN. CREW AND STATED LIGHTS WENT SAFE AFTER GO AROUND, RAISED GEAR AND TRIED AGAIN. RECEIVED UNSAFE LIGHTS AGAIN FOR LT MLG. FOUND LT GEAR WOULD TAKE APPROX 90-120 SECONDS TO START TO EXTEND AFTER RT GEAR, THEN WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY REF TSM 32-30-00. REMOVED MLG RESTRICTOR VALVE & FOUND IT CONTAMINATED. REPLACED VALVE, REMOVED MLG DOOR RESTRICTOR VALVE, NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS. OPS CHECKS NORMAL. R & R GREEN SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE & HIGH PRESSURE FILTERS. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF PARTICLES IN GREEN SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE BOWL. SYSTEM LEAKS CHECKS GOOD INFORMED MOCC. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE, REF MM 32-31-57-4 & 32-31-58-4.

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