Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 20, 2021
Submitted
March 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
33,405 hours, 18,776 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
U120
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
33,405 hours, 18,776 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

PDIS 668 32-30 3276 20MAR21 GSO ON APPROACH TO KGSO THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND IN SYS 2. THERE WAS NO ECAM MESSAGE. THE ONLY INDICATION WE RECEIVED WERE THREE UNLK LIGHTS ON THE LANDING GEAR PANEL AND OVERHEAD PANEL. THERE WAS NO NOISE INDICATING GEAR MOVEMENT. WE DISCONTINUED THE APPROACH. FOUND A SAFE AREA TO WORK THE PROBLEM. WE TRIED SYS 1 AND HAD SOME INDICATIONS. NEVER IN EITHER POSITION DID WE GET THE SOUND OF GEAR OR GEAR DOORS MOVING. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. TALKED WITH MAINTENANCE , OPS & GOC. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE ECAM DIRECTED US TO LANDING GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION CHECKLIST. WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS AND LANDED. SHGN 21MAR21 05:14 GSO RMVD AND RPLD LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE 3GA AS PER AMM 32-31-12-04. NEEDS LK CKED AND TESTED AS PER AMM 32-31-12-06. FACT 21MAR21 23:04 GSO COMPLIED WITH GEAR SWING IN BOTH POSTION 1 AND 2 PER MM 07-11-00-00 (JACKING OF AIRCRAFT) AND 32-31-00-05 ( NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ) NO DEFECTS NOTED ALL INDICATIONS SATISFACTORY A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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