Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
July 5, 2024
Submitted
July 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
49,376 hours, 26,767 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
H198
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL INTO KCAE, WHEN CALLED FOR GEAR DOWN, SELECTED LEVER DOWN WITH NO LOWERING OF GEAR. HAD 3 RED LIGHTS BUT NO EXTENSION. MANUALLY LOWERED GEAR IAW QRH & HAD SUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSION. REVERSED MEL 32-30-01-B. VERIFIED FREE FALL VALVE WAS CLOSED & AT STOP. JACKED ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00-00. PERFORMED INSP CHECK OF GEAR RETRACTON - EXTENSION, FAILS ON EXTENSION. CHECKED WIRING FROM 3GA - 2GA (E - F FOR 28V) CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED COILS ON OLD MGL SELECTOR VALVE, FOUND C - B OPEN, E - F ONLY READING 4 OHMS, CHECKS BAD. REMOVED & REPLACED MLG SELECTOR VALVE 3GA PER AMM 32-31-12-04. PERFORMED 10 TOTAL GEAR SWINGS, 5 IN SYS 1 AND 5 IN SYS 2, LEAK & OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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