Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
March 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N166UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0805
Aircraft time
14,952 hours, 9,138 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, AND GEAR RETRACTION, RECEIVED AN ECAM WARNING FOR LG POS DET SYS 1 FAULT. ACCOMPANIED WITH A RT MAIN LANDING GEAR RED UNLOCK WARNING LIGHT. THESE WARNINGS WERE PRESENT IN SYS 1 AND 2. ON GEAR EXTENTION ALL GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AIR TURN BACK. FOUND THE NR 1 SYSTEM MICROSWITCH WAS BAD. TROUBLESHOT IAW ASM 32-61-00, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UPLOCK SWITCH 32 GB IAW AMM 32-00-0-0401. OPS CHECK OK.

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