# SDR FDEA201612024308

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 2, 2016
- Submitted: December 9, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N728FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N728FD), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-622R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-b4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 581
- Aircraft time: 49,066 hours, 25,563 cycles
- System (JASC): [5280 · Landing Gear Doors](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5280)
- Part: Linkage
- Condition: Broken
- Location: Nlg Door
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201612024308

## Discrepancy

NOSE GEAR DOOR FAULT LIGHT DURING GEAR EXTENSION.  FAULT WENT AWAY AFTER CLEARING THE RUNWAY.    FOUND THE RIGHT NLG SMALL DOOR HAS BROKEN LINKAGE AND A BROKEN AFT HINGE.   INSTALLED RIGHT NOSE GEAR AFT DOOR. AND ROTATING ROD IAW AMM 32-22-13-04. JACKED NOSE GEAR IAW 07-11-00-00.  PERFORMED NOSE GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION. ALL LIGHTS OPS CHECKED GOOD.  LANDING GEAR AND ALL NOSE GEAR DOORS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 07-11-00-11. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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