Service difficulty report · Handle · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 28, 2021
Submitted
August 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N125UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0809
Aircraft time
23,906 hours, 14,899 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURNBACK ON DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD ONLY MOVE TO THE UNLOCK POSITION. GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. WE RAN THE CHECKLIST AND PUT THE GEAR BACK IN THE DOWN POSITION. NO OTHER INDICATIONS THE #1 PITCH TRIM PADDLE ALSO KICKED OFF. WOULD NOTFOUND C/B 2GB-L/G PROX DET & RELAY SYS 1-BREAKER POPPED. SHORT TO GROUND OCCURING SOMEWHERE IN 104VU CENTER RELAY BOX. REMOVED ALL ASSOCIATED RELAYS TO TERMINAL BLOCK 158VT AND BREAKER STILL POPS, REQUIRES FURTHER T/S. PERF SHORT TO GROUND TEST REF ESPM 20-52-21 F. PERF LANDING GEAR EXT & RETRACTION IAW AMM 32-31-00-0501. OPS CK GOOD.

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