Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
July 15, 2014
Submitted
July 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
530
Aircraft time
33,614 hours, 16,522 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN GEAR DOORS DID NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. GEAR RETRACTED AT 230KTS. DOOR LIGHTS WENT OUT ON EXTENSION. INSPECTED MAIN GEAR & DOORS FOR EVIDENCE OF OVERSPEED RETRACTION IAW AMM 05-51-12-00 NO ANOMALIES NOTED AT THIS TIME. RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL 32-30-01-B CATEGORY C EXPIRATION 25JUL14 MEL LG RETRACTION SYS INOPERATIVE. MAX SPEED 255 KIAS 0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. JACKED A/C PER A300-600 07-11-00-00. SWUNG GEAR 3 TIMES NO DESCREPANCIES NOTED. RECOMENDATION REPLACED 3GA LANDING GEAR CONTROL CONTROL VALVE PER A300-600AMM 32-31-12-04. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. OPS CK GOOD. REMOVED FROM MEL.

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