Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 20, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N679FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
793
Aircraft time
15,915 hours, 8,597 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Binding
Location
Lt Bogie
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 LEVER WOULD NOT GO UP PAST THE OFF POSITION IN SYS 1 OR SYS 2. CHECKED PSEU ON ARRIVAL FOUND FAULT LIGHT ON WITH FAULT CODE "BL" BOGIE LT FAIL. VERIFIED FAULT ON PROX BOX "BL",GREASED LT BOGIE AND JACKED ACFT (NITROGEN DESERVICE OF L/R BOGIE TRIM CYL. UNDER SEP. WRI) AND PLACED FLOOR JACK UNDER FWD JACK PAD OF LT BOGIE. BOGIE WOULD NOT PIVOT VERY EASILY, REMOVED LOWER TRAY ON THE LT BOGIE AND REMOVED PROX SENSOR HSG ASSY. BOGIE PIVOTS BY HAND NOW. THE BOGIE PIN IS DRAGGING/TIGHT ON THE LEG BRGS. REMOVED BOGIE PIN CLEANED ALL OLD AND DRIED UP GREASE NO DAMAGE FOUND ON PIN OR BUSHINGS. REINSTALLED PIN GEAR PIVOT IS GOOD. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACT AND INHIBIT TEST IAW MM 32-31-00 CHECKS OK. PIN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION IAW MM.

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