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 BOTH FAILED. R & R LT UP LOCK ASSEMBLY IAW MM 32-31-14-04. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2014
- Submitted
- January 21, 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.