Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 5, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
55,619 hours, 25,242 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SELECTED GEAR UP, RCVD ECAM L/G DOOR NOT CLOSED, MX SPD 270KT, GEAR DO NOT CYCLE, FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO KMKE. WHEN GR 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. 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.

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