Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 1, 2018
Submitted
March 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
555
Aircraft time
54,691 hours, 22,215 cycles
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
A254520013
Part serial
H0315
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
483 hours, 271 cycles
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

UPON GEAR EXTENSION RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, RED RIGHT GEAR UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED ECAM/QRH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION 3 GREEN LIGHTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND RT MLG DRAG BRACE ACTUATING CYLINDER. COMPLETED NUMEROUS EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS AND FREE FALL TESTS AND ALL TESTS OK PER AMM 32-33-00-05 AND 32-31-00-05.

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