Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
February 21, 2018
Submitted
February 24, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
51,851 hours, 31,132 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C23038404
Part serial
L339
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, SYS 1 SELECTED, ALL AMBER DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, MAIN GEAR GREENS ON, NOSE GEAR RED UNLOCK REMAIN, LIGHT ON BOTH SYS 1 & 2. IAW QRH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, VISUAL CHECKED IN E & E CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR DOWN, STILL UNSAFE INDICATION, TOWER VISUAL ALSO, NLG DOWN. LANDED & SHUTDOWN, THEN GREEN NLG LIGHT ON AND RED OUT ON BOTH SYSTEMS. NOSE GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER REPLACED IAW AMM 32-31-22-04. NOSE GEAR TELESCOPIC STRUT REPLACED IAW AMM 32-31-24-04. NOSE GEAR OPERATION TEST WITH MAIN GEAR ON GROUND AND NOSE GEAR FREE FALL TEST WITH MAIN GEAR ON THE GROUND PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-31-00-05. TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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