Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 9, 2021
Submitted
July 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
752
Aircraft time
35,660 hours, 19,749 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
M168
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
28,404 hours, 16,032 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN ON FINAL, ECAM DIRECTED MANUAL CRANK DOWN. WE COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND RAN THE CHECKLIST AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN WITH THE CRANK. GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN AS INDICATED IN THE CHECKLIST. I REPLACED SELECTOR VALVE 3GA IAW A300 AMM 32-31-12-04. OPERATION OF GEAR DOORS NORMAL WHEN RETRACTED WITH EXTERNAL HANDLE. REQUIRES INSPECTION CHECK PER AMM 32-31-12-06. PERFORMED SELECTOR VALVE INSPECTION CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-12-06 AND GEAR NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST AIRCRAFT ON JACKS IAW AMM 32-31-00-05. NO LEAKS OR FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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