Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
November 5, 2023
Submitted
November 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
801
Aircraft time
33,725 hours, 18,870 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
C23199104
Part serial
B236
Condition
Inoperative
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 683 32-20 2696 03NOV23 CAN FACT U L/G DOOR NOT CLOSED ECAM AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. AMBER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON BOTH GEAR INDICATION PANELS. COMPLIED WITH QRH. DISCUSSED WITH GOC & MOC. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE AMBER DOOR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON BOTH GEAR INDICATION PANELS. RETURNED TO ZGGG. FOUND LOCKING ROLLER FITTING LOOSE, ADJUSTED THE LOCKING ROLLER FITTING OF RH NOSE GEAR MAIN DOOR PER AMM 32-22-11-05. FOUND RH NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATING CYLINDER AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED WITHOUT HYDRAULIC POWER. REPLACED THE RH NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATING CYLINDER (1251) PER AMM 32-31-16-04.