Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 16, 2015
Submitted
May 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
668
Aircraft time
614 hours, 20,295 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310012
Part serial
AQ0077
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 700
Part time
8,715 hours, 4,881 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APPROACH, LG DOWN 3 GREEN NOSE GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL LANDING ROLLOUT. WHILE PERFORMING AMM REF INSPECTION 32-31-14-06, NOTICED FWD BROKEN SPRING ON LT UPLOCK HOOK. ORDER PART A25431001-2 TO LINE SHACK 812 NLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY. ADJUSTED DEMENSION 'A' FOR LT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER REF A300-600 AMM 32-22-11-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD DOOR NOW LOCKS COMPLETELY INTO THE UPLOCK. WILL STILL NEED COMPLETE RIG CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK FOR UPLOCK ASSY PER AMM 32-31-14-04 STARTING AT D6. PERFORMED RIG CHECK AND OPS CHECK OF THE UPLOCK ASSY PER AMM 32-31-14-04 STARTING AT PARAGRAGH D LINE 6.

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