Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 14, 2021
Submitted
September 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
790
Aircraft time
31,711 hours, 17,976 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 676 32-30 0707 14SEP21 AFW OPEN U GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF (GEAR HANDLE STOPPED IN MIDDLE POSITION) - TRIED POS 1 AND 2 WITH NO DIFFERENCE. PLACED GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND LANDED. SHGN 14SEP21 10:30 AFW U PERFORMED GVI OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEARS NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH PITCH DAMPERS ARE WITH IN SERVICE LIMITS, RED DPI NOT EXTENDED. INTERROGATED PROX BOX UNIT (54GB) FOUND ONE FAULT OF "BR" (BOGIE RIGHT FAIL). NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND. MEL 14SEP21 11:35 AFW U RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL : 32-30-01-B CATEGORY : C EXPIRATION : 24SEP21 "MEL 32-30-01-B: LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM - INOP. MAX SPEED 255 KIAS / 0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE." MEL C/728600

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