Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 13, 2019
Submitted
December 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
735
Aircraft time
35,716 hours, 19,181 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
D226550003
Part serial
B5
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg Pitch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PDIS 652 32-30 2440 13NOV19 OAK OPEN U LOGPAGES:2570677 ON TAKE OFF ROLL AT MEMPHIS JUST ABOVE 100 KNOTS, AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHICH INCREASED UP TO ROTATION SPEED OF 154 KNOTS. VIBRATION CONTINUED AIRBORN. RETRACTED GEAR AND IT RETRACTED PROPERLY. COORDINATED THROUGH DUTY OFFICER AND AIRBUS TECH PILOT TO CONTINUE TO OAKLAND TO LOWER LANDING GROSS WEIGHT. CONDUCTED FLYBY AT OAKLAND TOWER TO CHECK FOR POSSIBLE FLAT TIRE. UNEVENTFULL LANDING. FACT 14NOV19 09:37 OAK R&R'D RIGHT GEAR PITCH DAMPER REF A300-600 AMM 32-11-15-04. PITCH DAMPER CHARGING COMPLIED WITH REF A300-600 AMM 12-12-32-00. ACFT OK FOR SVC.

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