Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 11, 2010
Submitted
November 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
555
Aircraft time
46,760 hours, 17,611 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

LG WOULD NOT RETRACT. HANDLE WENT TO RETRACT POSITION BUT LG NEVER CAME UP. COMPLIED WITH TEST OF PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT (54GB) IAW TSM 32-61-00. NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. GEAR PINS INSTALLED. PERFORMED TEST OF LANDING GEAR ELECTROVALVE (3GA) 6 TIMES FAILED STEP 2 (B) 3 TIMES. DOORS DID NOT OPEN WITH HYD POWER ON CONTROL LEVER SWITCHED FROM NEUTRAL TO UP 3 TIMES. SUSPECT BAD ELECTROVALVE (3GA). REMOVED AND STOWED ALL 3 GEAR PINS. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL: 32-30-01-A "MEL 32-30-01-A.

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