Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 7, 2020
Submitted
August 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
46,648 hours, 24,456 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
3211286
Part serial
H0242
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
29,808 hours, 16,346 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, DURING CONFIGURATION WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN DOWN POSITION, NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT BOTH MAIN GEARS DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND DID INDICATE UNSAFE ON BOTH SYS 1 AND 2. DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH AND CLIMBED TO 4000 FT. DID FEEL AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF VIBRATION. LEVEL AT 4000 FEET AND PRIOR TO STARTING QRH, ALL GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND SAFE ON BOTH SYS 1 AND 2. COMPLETED NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED INTO GATE WITH NO ADDITIONAL ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE 3GA IAW AMM 32-31-12-04. OPS CHECKED NORMAL. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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