Service difficulty report · Damper · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 16, 2021
Submitted
September 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N669FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
774
Aircraft time
34,406 hours, 19,284 cycles
Part
Damper
Part number
D226550003
Part serial
B491
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 669 32-30 3699 15SEP21 MKE OPEN U AFTER TAKE OFF KIND. LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP IN SYS POS 1. POS SYS 2 WAS MEL. BUT TRIED POS SYS 2 AND IT WORKED. USED POS SYS 1 TO LOWER THE GEAR AT MKE. NO ISSUES. "MEL 32-30-01-A: LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM - INOP. MAX SPEED 255 KIAS / 0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. CARGO COMPARTMENTS MUST REMAIN EMPTY." ERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT/TEST. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION NORMAL IN SYSTEM 1 AND SYSTEM 2. OK FOR SERVICE. REF 300-600 AMM 32- 31-00-05.

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