Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 7, 2024
Submitted
March 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
745
Aircraft time
39,685 hours, 21,648 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254310012
Part serial
M1048
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
22,454 hours, 12,615 cycles
Stage of operation
AG
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR DOOR INDICATED UNSAFE UPON EXTENSION FOR APPROACH AND LANDING. SPEED WAS 180KIAS. ALTITUDE WAS 4000MSL. STATUS/FLAPS WERE 15/15. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH. ON FINAL THE SECOND TIME, SELECTED FLAPS 20 AND SLOWED TO 160. PASSING 3000 FT THE GEAR DOOR CLOSED. INITIAL INDICATIONS WERE ON BOTH PANELS. FIRE RESCUE INSPECTED AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED NORMAL. EMERGENCY DECLARED, REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG UPLOCK. UPLOCK FUNCTIONS NORMALLY WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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