Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
October 1, 2012
Submitted
October 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
40,853 hours, 22,874 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
M389
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
1 hours, 2 cycles
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 DID NOT RETRACT EITHER SYS 1 OR 2 ON FIRST TRY LOUD BANG WITH GEAR DOORS UNLOCKED INDICATION CYCLED DOWN AND UP AGAIN SYS 1 STILL UNSAFE NO LOUD BANG. DOOR INDICATE UNLOCKED MAIN GEAR DOWN GREEN CYCLED DOWN ALL INDICATED 1 GREEN APPEARED MAIN GEAR NEVER MOVED. AT FIRST CHECK FOUND ON LT MAIN GEAR PITCH DAMPER POPPED. R & R SELECTOR VALVE IAW MM 32-31-12-4.

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