Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 18, 2012
Submitted
October 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
26,355 hours, 13,782 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310012
Part serial
U1557
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Door
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

OPEN RT NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT GEAR RETRACTION. FOUND LT NOSE GEAR DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED WHEN ACFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE. LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK LATCH MECHANISM BROKEN R & R UPLOCK ASSY IAW AMM 32-31-14-04. GROUND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING TEST AMM 32-31-00. BLOCK 501, AND OPS TEST OF LG FREE FALL CONTROL SYS AMM 32-33-00, BLOCK 501 COMPLIED WITH. LEAK CHECKED GOOD, SYS OK FOR FLT.

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