What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. BOTH SYSTEMS SHOWED DOOR UNSAFE, FOLLOWED ECAM. FOUND DOOR UPLOCK HOOK RETURN SPRINGS FOR LT NLG MAIN DOOR FAILED. R & R LT UPLOCK ASSEMBLY IAW MM 32-31-14-04.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2014
- Submitted
- January 22, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N651FE
- Make and model
- Airbus A300F4605R
- Aircraft serial
- 728
- Aircraft time
- 28,338 hours, 14,941 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Door Uplock
- 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.