Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
August 21, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
331
Aircraft time
38,893 hours, 18,413 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252791
Part serial
U16
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
8,629 hours, 4,781 cycles
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

DURING CLIMB OUT AT GEAR RETRACTION, LT MAIN GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO RETRACT & DOOR SHOWED OPEN. ECAM INDICATED LG RETRACTION INOPERATIVE. FUEL CONSUMPTION INCREASED. SELECTED OPPOSITE SYS & CYCLED THE GEAR, NO HELP. COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH. DECLARED AN EMER. SEE NEXT PAGE. AMM TROUBLESHOOT. R & R LT MLG SEQUENCE VLV IAW MM. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. GEAR SWING PERFORMED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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