Service difficulty report · Uplock Hook · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 26, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
44,480 hours, 18,153 cycles
Part
Uplock Hook
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
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

OPEN U NOSE GEAR AMBER LT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON BOTH PANELS. NO VIBRATION & GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH DOOR LT INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED. DUPLICATED NLG DOOR INDICATIONS ON GROUND, WITH BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS FULLY CLOSED HAD DUAL NLG DOOR NOT CLOSED INDICATION IN COCKPIT. FOUND EXCESSIVE DIRT & GRIME BUILDUP UNDER BOTH DOOR UPLOCK HOOKS. CLEANED UPLOCKS & OPERATED DOORS MANY TIMES, INDICATION CKD NORMAL EACH TIME REF MM 32-61-00-5.

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