SDR FDEA201401070049

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: January 7, 2014
Submitted: January 8, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N654FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 738
Aircraft time: 28,087 hours, 14,766 cycles
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Bearing
Condition: Contaminated
Location: Mlg
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 WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE-OFF. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG GEAR IN BOTH SYSTEMS, WENT UP AND LOCKED OK, PROCEEDED TO LUBE BOTH MLG BOGI BEAMS AND ALL FITTINGS. FOUND WATER IN SEVERAL MAIN BOGIE DURING LUBE. LUBED UNTIL ALL WATER REMOVED. REPEATED GEAR SWINGS, NO FAULTS.

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