Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
September 10, 2014
Submitted
September 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N455FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
331
Aircraft time
38,912 hours, 18,435 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
D221470005
Part serial
DRG147
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
77,975 hours, 33,490 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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED A LT MAIN GEAR RED UNLOCK INDICATION WITH AN AMBER LT DOOR LIGHT. COMPLIED WITH ECAM EXTENDED GEAR & LANDED. WE DID HAVE A LOUD WIND NOISE WITH THE PROBLEM, PRETTY SURE DOOR WAS OPEN. DEBRIEFED CREW & VERIFIED THEY DID ATTEMPT GEAR RETRACTION IN BOTH SYS NR 1 & 2 WITH SAME RESULTS. LT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT. REMOVED LT MLG RETRACT ACT IAW MM 32-31-46-04AMM SMP. REPLACED LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW A310-200. PERFORMED NORMAL LG RETRACTION & EXTENSION TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 32-31-00-05.

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