Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 10, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
752
Aircraft time
22,042 hours, 11,672 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

ON INITIAL T/O LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. SWITCHED TO SYS 2 AND GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON SYS 2 EITHER. NOTICED THAT AUTO THROTTLES WOULD NOT FLY SELECTED A/S WITH ATS LEVER AND A/THR SW ENGAGED. PROFILE WOULD NOT FLY COMMANDS ON TMA'S. ON LANDING THE LT TRUCKS INDICATED ALL ZERO'S. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 32-30-01, LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYS - INOP MAX SPEED 255 KIAS/ 0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. "FACT 11DEC09 03:51 IND R DE-SERVICED PITCH DAMPNERS AND MOVED BOGIES WHILE SERVICING WITH GREASE. SERVICED PITCH DAMPNERS IAW MM 12-12-32-0. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS IN BOTH SYS 1 AND 2 IAW MM 32-31-00-5 NO FAULTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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