Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 5, 2020
Submitted
October 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
55,619 hours, 25,242 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C23199104
Part serial
B478
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, 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 742 32-30 3672 05SEP20 MKE OPEN U. SELECTED GEAR UP. RECEIVED ECAM "L/G DOOR NOT CLOSED" "MX SPD 270KT" "GEAR DO NOT CYCLE" FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO KMKE. WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED BACK TO NEUTRAL FOR RETURN WE HAD EXCESSIVE NOISE & VIBRATION COMING FROM NLG AREA. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL FROM NEUTRAL TO DOWN HANDLE SELECTION. SHGN 05SEP20 07:12 MKE U. VISUALLY INSPECTED NLG WHEEL WELL AREA FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE OR DEFECTS. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION TEST (AIRCRAFT ON GROUND), PER AMM 32-31-00-5. ALL GEAR DOORS EXTEND AND RETRACT AS REQUIRED, PER GEAR HANDLE MOVEMENT. NO FAULTS FOUND FOR A/C TO FLY GEAR DOWN, PER MEL. MEL 05SEP20 07:44 MKE U. RELEASED FOR SERVICE, PER MEL: 32-30-01-A CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 15SEP20 MEL 32-30-01-A. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM INOPERABLE MAX SPEED 255 KIAS/0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. CARGO COMPARTMENT MUST REMAIN EMPTY. C/7240977 REMOVED/REPLACED LT NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR.

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