Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
October 9, 2010
Submitted
October 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
549
Aircraft time
36,868 hours, 14,172 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
D224260002
Part serial
DRG306
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Part time
33,550 hours, 12,237 cycles
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON DEPARTURE, RETURNED TO RPVM, HAD LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAULT PROX. DETECTION BOX FAULTED TO "BR" - BOGIE RIGHT FAIL. ON INSPECTION RT MAIN GEAR, FOUND PITCH DAMPER BUTTON POPPED OUT. FAILED RETRACTION ON BOTH SYSTEMS. COMPLETED RH MAIN GEAR PITCH DAMPER REPLACEMENT IAW AMM 32-11-15-04. CHARGE PITCH DAMPER NITROGEN CHAMBER PER AMM 12-12-32 P. BLK 501. PROX BOX RESETTED, AND AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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