Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
October 28, 2009
Submitted
October 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
575
Aircraft time
42,137 hours, 21,289 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
C23199104
Part serial
H1420
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PASSING 1000 AGL GOT AN ECAM ALERT "L/G DOOR SYS FAULT" NR1 SYS (FWD PANEL) SHOWED ALL UP, NR2 SYS (OVHD PANEL) SHOWED A NOSE GEAR DOOR FAULT. THERE WAS NO BUFFET. AT 12,500 AGL 290 KTS GOT STRONG VIBRATION, SLOWED TO 250 KTS AND DESCENDED. PULLING INTO THE GATE, THE NR1 SYS NOSE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. VIBRATION STOPPED WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED FOR LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. SHIMMED EXCESSIVE PLAY FROM LT NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGE-REPLACED RT NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR FOR EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PLAY.

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