Service difficulty report · Pivot · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 1, 2012
Submitted
February 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N681FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
799
Aircraft time
18,049 hours, 9,878 cycles
Part
Pivot
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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 TAKEOFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. HANDLE WOULD NOT GO BEYOND THE NEUTRAL POSITION IN BOTH SYS 1 AND SYS 2. ALL HYD INDICATIONS NORMAL. FOUND PIVOT BORES DRY, LUBRICATED BORES, PRECAUTIONARY IAW MM 12-22-32-00, PERFORMED EXTENTION AND RETRACTION ADJ/TEST REF MM 32-31-00-305, OPS CHECKED NORMAL 2 TIMES. BOTH SYSTEMS 1 AND 2. CHARGED PITCH DAMPNERS PRECAUTIONARY IAW MM 12-12-32-00, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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