Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 23, 2013
Submitted
June 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
42,589 hours, 22,891 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254410012
Part serial
M84F
Condition
Miswired
Location
Mlg Bay
Part time
42,589 hours, 22,891 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LT MLG DOOR UPLOCK FREE FALL INPUT ROD FOUND TO BE WIRED TO UPLOCK IN CLOSED POSITION THROUGH RIGGING PIN HOLE. CARRIED OUT UPLOCK FREEFALL INPUT ROD REMOVED CABLE CONNECTION AND RIG CHECK AND FOUND TO BE CORRECT. MANUAL GROUND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING TEST CARRIED OUT AND FREEFALL DOOR OPENING TEST CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 32-31-36-09, 32-12-11 PB 30, 32-33-00, PB 501, PARA 2D.

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