Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 10, 2011
Submitted
September 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1100
Aircraft time
6,751 hours, 927 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
D31AB4415
Part serial
1120
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,759 hours, 928 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 743, BCN - PHL - CAPTAIN STATED THAT UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, GEAR DOORS OPENED AND REMAINED OPEN. IT WAS AGREED TO RETURN TO BCN. THE FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVES MANIFOLD AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM.

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