Service difficulty report · Position Switch · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 8, 2010
Submitted
July 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
769
Aircraft time
21,803 hours, 11,706 cycles
Part
Position Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RETRACT PAST NEUTRAL SYS 1, MOMENTARY GREEN HYD AIR LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. LANDING GEAR DOWN ECAM, GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS AND RED UNLOCK ON ALL GEAR. LEVELED 3000 AND ACCELERATED TO 200 KTS APPROACHING 200 KTS HANDLE RELEASED AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL. FOUND LDG POSITION SWITCH 10GA TO HAVE HIGH RESISTANCE. CE R & R ALONG WITH RELAYS 19GB,24GB, 94GB PRECAUTIONARY, D.S.49881. REMOVED LT & RT PITCH DAMPERS FOUND LT & RT BOGIE BEAMS HAVE FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. LUBED LT & RT PIVIT PINS ACCEPTED GREASE NORMALLY. REPLACED BOTH PITCH DAMPNERS PRECAUTIONARY REF AMM 32-11-15. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS SYS 1 & 2, OPS CHECKED NORMAL ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL REF AMM 32-30-00.

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