Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 1, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729FD
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
657
Aircraft time
40,747 hours, 22,516 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252791
Part serial
U8
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
10,958 hours, 6,699 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 729 32-30 3847 01MAR19 MEM FACT U LOGPAGES:3072768 AFTER T/O LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. COMPLIED W/ ECAM & QRH, LOWERED GEAR, AND RTB TO MEM. FACT 01MAR19 22:55 MEM CHECKED PSEU NO FAULTS IN HISTORY AND BITE CHECKS GOOD. SWUNG GEAR IN BOTH SYSTEMS AND GEAR SWING WAS GOOD. CHECKED GEAR RESTRICTORS FOUND BOTH CLEAN AND IN GOOD CONDITION. R&R LT MAIN GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE REF MM 32-31-37-04. LEAK CHECKS GOOD SWUNG GEAR 2 TIMES IN EACH SYSTEM GEAR SWING CHECKS GOOD ALL INDICATION CHECKS GOOD.

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