Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 8, 2023
Submitted
July 11, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N687FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
873
Aircraft time
21,683 hours, 12,519 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
6039D000101
Part serial
869
Condition
Failed
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDIS 687 52-30 5349 08JUL23 MEM OPEN U UPON ARRIVAL IN MEMPHIS. BLOCKED AT GATE.GROUND CREW ADVISED MAIN CARGO DOOR LOCKS WERE OPEN ALONG WITH MAIN HANDLE.NO INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT ECAM DOOR PAGE .UPON VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND LATCHES AND DOOR HANDLE NOT LOCKED. UPDT 09JUL23 09:19 MEM U AMM 52-71-00-05-02 CHECKED RIG OF SWITCH 49WS HANDLE LIMIT SW AND 48WS DOOR LIMIT SW. BOTH SWITCHES ARE WITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF DOOR AND LOCKS. EVERYTHING WORKS AS IT SHOULD. PULLED PANALS TO ACCESS LOCKING MECHANISM FOR STEP 1 OF TSI REF MTSI 52-30 5350. REMOVED AND REPLACED LOCKING ACTUATOR. COMPLETED THE ADJUSTMENT AND TEST OF MAIN CARGO DOOR