Service difficulty report · Restrictor Valve · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 10, 2018
Submitted
November 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
633
Aircraft time
40,851 hours, 16,179 cycles
Part
Restrictor Valve
Part number
7310SE010500
Condition
Dirty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR TOOK AN EXTRA 20 SECONDS TO COME DOWN WE ALMOST HAD TO GO AROUND. REMOVED AND CHECKED LEFT MAIN GEAR VALVE AND GEAR DOOR RESTRICTOR VALVES. FOUND DIRT IN GEAR RESTRICTOR VALVE. REPLACED GEAR RESTRICTOR PER AMM 32-31-57-04 AND GEAR DOOR RESTRICTOR VALVES PER AMM 32-31-58-04. LEAK CHECK AND GEAR SWING GOOD. GEAR RESTRICTOR VALVE PN 7310SE010500. GEAR DOOR RESTRICTOR VALVE PN 7306SE010200.

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