Service difficulty report · Pin · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 21, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
801
Aircraft time
17,996 hours, 9,676 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
D61201
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

ON TAKE OFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. HANDEL WOULD NOT RAISE PASS THE NUTRAL DETENT. AT 14000 FT AND 200 KTS CYCLED GEAR UP AND DOWN TWO TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM. PERFORMED BITE TEST ON PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT (54 GB) PER MM 32-31-71-04 STEP E. NO FAULTS NOTED ON BOX. INSPECTED RIGHT AND LEFT PITCH DAMPER. RED POP BUTTON BOTH RECESSED IN AND HYDRUALIC FLUID SLIDER BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WHERE NOT IN THE RED. JACKED ACFT FOUND RT BOGIE STIFF AND NOT POSITIONING TO CORRECT RETRACT POSITION. LUBED BOGIE PIVOT PIN AND EXERCISED BOGIE SEVERAL TIMES. BOGIE MOVES FREE, TILTED BOGIE TO POSITION OUT OF RANGE OF PROX. SENSORS THEN SERVICED TRIM CYLINDER AND BOGIE RETURNED TO CORRECT POSITION. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENTION AND RETRACTION TEST SEVERAL TIMES ON EACH SYSTEM PRECAUTIONARY GEAR CHECKED NORMAL.

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