Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
February 12, 2016
Submitted
February 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
449
Aircraft time
47,597 hours, 16,859 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252801
Part serial
M460
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
994,157 hours, 6,566 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

RIGHT MLG DID NOT EXTEND DURING NORMAL EXTENSION. GEAR EXTENDED TO DOWN & LOCKED WITH MANUAL EXTENSION. FREE FALL EXTENSION SYS RETURNED TO NORMAL CONDITION IAW AMM 32-33-00-2. INSPECTED MAIN LG DOOR & WW AREA & NO DEFECT FOUND. JACKED UP ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00-00. CARRIED OUT LG NORMAL EXTENSION & RETRACTION OPERATIONS TEST IAW AMM32-31-00-05. FOUND RT MLG DOOR OPERATION NORMAL, BUT GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. R & R RT MLG SEQUENCE VLV IAW AMM 32-31-37-04. LEAK CHECKED & FOUND NO HYD LEAKAGE. PERFORMED LG NORMAL EXTENSION & RETRACTION OPERATIONS TEST. ALL INDICATION & OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 32-31-00-05. LOWERED ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00-00.

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