Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
October 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N142UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0825
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION NR 2 GEAR POSITION SYS DEFAULT WITH NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. NOSE GEAR NR 1 SYS WAS NORMAL. SWITCHED FROM NR 1 TO NR 2 BAND BACK TO NR 1 SYS. NOSE GEAR ON NR 2 SYS REMAINED UNSAFE. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH 36-GB FAULTED. T/S WITH TECH SERVICE SUPPORT DETERMINED ACFT WIRING OK. PROBLEM IS WITH SWITCH. R & R SYS SWITCH IAW AMM 32-31-20; SUB 32-31-20-410-010 A 01 AND 32-31-20-410-011. PERFORMED NOSE GEAR SWING IAW INDICATING AND WARNING TEST IAW AMM 32-61. OPS GOOD.

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