Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 4, 2015
Submitted
December 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
774
Aircraft time
27,667 hours, 15,149 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENROUTE AT 370, 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT, RECEIVED A REPEAT AMBER ECAM, LANDING GEAR DOOR SYS FAULT, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBER NOSE DOOR LIGHT. LIGHT & ALERT WENT OUT AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. REMOVED BOTH SWITCH'S 37GB AND 33GB FROM LT DOOR UPLOCK. OLD SEALANT ON BASE AND MOUNT PLATES FOR SWITCHS. CLEANED ALL RESIDUAL SEALANT AWAY AND INSTALLED SWITCHES OBSERVING THAT THEY BOTH MATED EVENLY ON TO SURFACE. IAW MM 32-00-00/TSM 32-61-00. CONDUCTED DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING TEST REF MM 32-31-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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