Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
June 22, 2010
Submitted
June 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
343
Aircraft time
43,854 hours, 21,142 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310012
Part serial
M458
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg Door
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

AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED LANDING DOOR NOT CLOSED ECAM. CONFIRMED IT WAS THE NOSE FEAR DOOR (AMBER ON BOTH LANDING GEAR PANELS), IAW MX INSTRUCTION, RECYCLED GEAR, BOTH LIGHTS SAME ON AND ECAM RETURNED, MX WANTED GEAR RECYCLE AGAIN, BUT NOSE GEAR AREA VERY NOISY, PUT GEAR DOWN WITH THE QRH AND RETURNED. R & R LT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSY PER AMM 32-31-14-4,PERFORMED GROUND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING TEST OK PER AMM32-31-00-5, AND LANDING GEAR FREE FALL CONTROL SYS OPERATIONAL TEST OK PER AMM 32-33-00-5, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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