Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
June 15, 2022
Submitted
August 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
581
Aircraft time
54,123 hours, 28,732 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
H223
Condition
None
Location
N/A
Part time
53,644 hours, 28,441 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. 3 RED GEAR UNSAFE ON SYSTEM 1 AND 2. LANDING GEAR WAS GRAVITY EXTENDED. T/S IAW TSM 32-30, FIGURE 113. FOUND LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE 3GA INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3GA REF AMM 32-31-12-04. DURING T/S'ING FOUND LANDING GEAR LEVER CONTROL BOX 2GA HAS SOMETHING RATTLE AROUND INSIDE; REMOVED AND REPLACED 2GA REF AMM 32-31-11-04. ALL OPS AND LEAK CHECKS ARE SATISFACTORY. REMOVED A/C FROM JACKS, REMOVED JACK PADS AND RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIG REF AMM 07-11-00-00.