Service difficulty report · Clevis · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 14, 2012
Submitted
June 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
766
Aircraft time
24,307 hours, 12,997 cycles
Part
Clevis
Part number
C62894
Condition
Damaged
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RAISE ON DEPARTURE TRIED SYS 2 WITH NO EFFECT, LOST THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR, PITCH DAMPNER, AUTOPILOT AND AUTO THROTTLES. PERFORMED ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AS AN AIR TURN BACK. TROUBLESHOOTING PER TSM 32-61-00,PG 113 PROXIMITY BOX SHOWS CODE 63, R & R (54GB) PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT PER TSM 32-61 PAGE 113 FIG 101. TESTED UNIT NORMAL PER MM 32-31-71-04. CLEVIS IS DAMAGED PREVENTING NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SENSORS FROM REACHING TARGETS. GEAR HANDLE WILL RAISE WHEN TARGETS ARE PUSHED INTO POSITION. REMOVED UPPER TORQUE LINK AND PROXIMITY SENSOR MOUNT INORDER TO REMOVE WORN CLEVIS REF MM 32-21-15-04. INSTALLED DAMAGED CLEVIS AND UPPER TORQUE LINK REFERENCE AMM 32-21-15-04. RII FOR TORQUE AND SAFETY OF UPPER TORQUE LINK. REPLACED DAMAGED ROD. INSTALLED SAFETIES AND SEALANT REF AMM 32-21-15-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED GEAR SWING PER AMM 32-31-00-05. CHECKS GOOD IN SYSTEM 1 AND 2.

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