Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 27, 2015
Submitted
May 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
657
Aircraft time
362 hours, 19,867 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C231300043
Part serial
B456
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
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

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE & RT MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL, BUT LT MAIN SHOWED UNLOCKED & DOOR. CYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. LG RETRACTION UNAVAILABLE, WAS ANNUNCIATED ALONG WITH GREEN SYS AIR PRESS LOW. WHEN LG WAS SELECTED TO DOWN, NORMAL 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RETURNED FOR LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-31-46-04. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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