Service difficulty report · Bottle · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 12, 2026
Submitted
April 13, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
62,201 hours, 33,733 cycles
Part
Bottle
Part number
C23038404
Part serial
L493
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
LD
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 TAKEOFF OUT OF SNA WHEN WE RETRACTED THE GEAR THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS. IN MEM ON FINAL WHEN WE SELECTED GEAR DOWN THERE WERE VIBRATIONS AND THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE DOORS SHOWED OPEN. ON THE GO AROUND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND INDICATED NORMAL. WE LEFT THE GEAR DOWN AND RETURNED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT PER ABOVE TSM AND FOUND NO FAULT/VIBRATION/GRINDING AFTER SWINGING GEAR MULTIPLE TIMES. WHILE INSPECTING NOSE GEAR FOUND NLG ACTUATOR LEAKING. TSM LIST ACTUATOR AS BEING A CAUSE FOR VIBRATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG ACTUATING CYLINDER (1250). OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE AT THINS TIME.

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