Service difficulty report · Linkage · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
54,462 hours, 17,475 cycles
Part
Linkage
Part number
GA595342
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 811 32-30 4584 01MAR19 GRR DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. L/G RETRACTION FAULT. THE LEFT GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT WAS LIT AND THE RED UNLOCKED LIGHT WAS LIT. FOLLOWED QRH ECAM. RETURNED TO KGRR. FACT 02MAR19 23:19 GRR JACKED AIRCRAFT REF 07-11-00-00. COMPLIED WITH EXTENTION AND RETRACTION TEST, REF 32-31-00-00. FOUND THE LT MLG DID NOT GO UP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND MECHANICAL DOWN LOCK INDICATOR LINKAGE PREVENTING GEAR FROM RETRACTING. REF AMM 32-61-14-04 FIG 402 ITEM 7 SHOWS THE LINKAGE THAT BROKE DURING LANDIND GEAR RETRACTION. REMOVED DOWN LOCK LINKAGE UNDER WRI#32-60/4587. PERFORMED EXTENTION AND RETRACTION OF LT MLG 3 TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS, OK FOR SERVICE.

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