Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
February 6, 2009
Submitted
February 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
48,949 hours, 21,492 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310011
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF NOSE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NOSE GEAR DOOR NOT CLOSED ECAM. HEAVY BUFFET AND VIBRATION. SPEED NEVER EXCEEDED 210 KTS. RETURN TO MKE. UPLOCK FOUND BROKEN SPRINGS IN NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSY, WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW DOOR TO FULLY CLOSE. REQUIRES DOOR UPLOCK ASSY. REMOVED AND INSTALLED RT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSY, REF MM 32-31-14-4. REPRESSURIZED GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL, REF MM 32-31-00-5 AND 32-33-00-5. OK TO CONTINUE.

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