Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 17, 2009
Submitted
October 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
726
Aircraft time
23,151 hours, 12,031 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310011
Part serial
M459
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
Part time
4,577 hours, 2,495 cycles
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE NOSE GEAR DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. COMPLIED WITH THE ECAM AND QRH AND RETURNED TO MEM LT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK FOUND DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSY 1257 IAW AMM 32-31-14-4. LK CKS OK. CKS OK IAW AMM 32-32-00-5. NO PROBLEMS NOTED. OK FOR SVC. MOCC REQUEST NOSE GEAR SWING BECAUSE OF AIR TURNBACK. PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION . JACKED NOSE OF ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00-0. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR AND DOOR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW AMM 32-31-00-5. ALL INDICATIONS OK. DOORS CKS OK. OK FOR SVC. CLOSED

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