Service difficulty report · Dampener · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 29, 2010
Submitted
February 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
761
Aircraft time
19,952 hours, 10,828 cycles
Part
Dampener
Part number
D226550003
Part serial
B511
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitch
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

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON EITHER SYS. AUTOTHROTTLES WOULD NOT WORK AFTER T/O EITHER. DURING INITIAL T/S FOUND PROX BOX FAULT OF "BL". (INCOMPATIBILITY ON LT BOGIE). NO OTHER FAULT CODES NOTED. LT AND RT PITCH DAMPER PRESSURES BOTH CHECK AT 1000PSI WITH A/C AS IS ON RAMP. NEITHER PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL INDICATOR TRIPPED. ITEM REMAINS IAW REFS AMM 12-12-32-0 FIG 11, TSM 32-61-00 REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG PITCH DAMPER IAW AMM 32-11-15-4 -- OK FOR SERVICE -- REMOVED JACK PAD ADAPTERS AND SECURED PANELS--PREMATURE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.

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