Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
November 3, 2010
Submitted
November 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
359
Aircraft time
36,582 hours, 21,182 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Switch
Part number
GA558614
Part serial
FX005
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE RECEIVED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAULT. DOWN AND LOCKED "GREEN" LIGHTS NEVER WENT OUT. FOUND ACFT IN SYS 2 ON ARRIVAL. TALKED TO CAPTAIN OF INBD FLIGHT. TRIED SYS NR1 AS WELL AS SYS NR 2. NO RETRACTION OF LANDING GEAR. ACFT IAW MM 07-11-00-00. WHEN JACKED LT GEAR BOGIE WOULD NOT TILT NOSE FWD WITHOUT STANDING ON IT. FOUND LT PITCH DAMPNER WAY UNDERSERVICED WITH NR 2. SERVICED IAW MM 12-12-32-00. ALSO LUBED ALL GEAR DUE TO BEING VERY DRY IAW MM 12-22-32-00. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW MM 32-31-00-5, ON SYS 1 OR 2, NO NOSE DOWN GREEN ARROW OR UNLOCK LIGHT. ALL OTHER GEAR NORMAL. CONTINUED. SWAPPED CONNECTORS 40GBA AND 79GBA AND PROBLEM FOLLOWS. R & R NR 1 SYS BODY ASSY AND SWITCH 40GB IAW MM 32-00-00-04. BOTH SYS OPERATE NORMAL, PERFORMED GEAR SWING IN BOTH SYS 1 AND 2 IAW 32-31-00-5. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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