Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 4, 2014
Submitted
October 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
44,053 hours, 20,829 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNSAFE, AMBER ON BOTH INDICATORS. FELT FLUTTER INDICATING DOOR WAS IN FACT STILL OPEN. AIR TURN BACK. WORK INSPECTING NOSE GEAR DOOR OPERATION & GENERAL NOSE GEAR AREA. NO OBVIOUS FAULTS FOUND DURING GVI, HOWEVER WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INDICATION FAILURE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WITH BOTH NOSE GEAR DOORS CLOSED & LOCKED, UNSAFE AMBER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE COCKPIT INDICATING DOORS SHOULD BE OPEN. STIFF BUMP WITH HAND TO THE AFT END OF THE LT NOSE GEAR DOOR EXTINGUISHED AMBER INDICATION BOTH TIMES. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURE AGAIN. NEEDS FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. INSPECTED BOTH NOSE GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE PROTECTIVE CAPS FOR EVIDENCE OF RUPTURED SHEAR PINS, NO FAULTS FOUND.

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