Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
August 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
555
Aircraft time
48,936 hours, 18,823 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254410012
Part serial
U1114
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, THE RT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. ALL INDICATIONS WERE THE RT GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCK, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY TOWER. COMPLIED WITH QRH, DECLARED EMERGENCY. R & R RT DOOR UPLOCK IAW MM 32-31-33-04. INSPECTION/CHECK OF MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK AND FREE FALL EXTENSION ADJUSTMENT TEST PERFORMED IAW MM 32-31-33-06 AND 32-33-00-05. NO LEAKS NOTED ALL CHECKED NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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