Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 2, 2020
Submitted
January 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
657
Aircraft time
41,482 hours, 22,961 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254410012
Part serial
M736
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR UP, LEFT GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. ALSO HAD RED "UNLK" ON LEFT GEAR. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. PER CREW DEBRIEF, POSITION SYS 1 WAS NEVER SELECTED. SYSTEM 2 WAS SELECTED THE WHOLE TIME. SYSTEM 2 HAS HISTORY. R/R LT MLG DOOR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY REF AMM 32-31-33-04 REQUIRED OPS CKS AND LEAK CKS GOOD, MLG DOOR UPLOCK P/N A25441001-2, S/N M736.

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