Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
April 10, 2013
Submitted
April 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816FD
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Aircraft serial
593
Aircraft time
57,547 hours, 12,265 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
A52810125001D
Part serial
CG1568
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EXTENDING LANDING GEAR, RECEIVED ECAM WARNING THAT NLG DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED. BOTH PANELS SHOWED DOOR. FOLLOWED QRH LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER TAXING IN NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FOUND AFT HINGE FITTING FOR RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR DAMAGED. REMOVED RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR IAW AML 32-22-13. PERFORMED TEST OF LANDING GEAR INDICATION SYS IAW TSM 32-61-00. CHECKED OK. REPLACED THE AFT ATTACH FITTING AND INSTALLED NEW RT AFT NOSE GEAR DOOR.

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