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Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: February 2, 2012
Submitted: February 2, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N681FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 799
Aircraft time: 18,049 hours, 9,879 cycles
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
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

ON DEPARTURE, GEAR WOULD NOT COME. RETURNED. HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE PAST MIDDLE DETENT. DURING DEBRIEF, CREW REPORTED HANDLE DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS BINDING, BUT RESISTANCE WAS FELT AT HALFWAY POINT, AND HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FURTHER. INTERROGATED PROXIMITY BOX, MEM RECALL SHOWED FAULT BOGIE LEFT.

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