Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 10, 2012
Submitted
January 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
18,325 hours, 10,103 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
A254510013
Part serial
H0251
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg Uplock
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT LEVEL OFF, LOST GREEN SYS HYD QTY, FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES. PERFORMED GRAVITY GEAR EXTENSION STOPPED ON RUNWAY WAS TOWED TO GATE. AFTER ACFT STOPPED, NOTICED BLUE SYS, QUANTITY PEGGED OUT HIGH. SERVICED GREEN SYS IAW MM 12-12-29-00 TO LOOK FOR LEAK. FOUND LT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR LEAKING. R & R LT MLG UPLOCK ASSY IAW AMM A300-32-31-44-04, OPS AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD, ALSO MANUAL FREE FALL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW REF 29-00-00-030.

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