Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 9, 2008
Submitted
December 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0380
Part
Uplock
Part number
C248311004
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Part time
36,945 hours
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

PHL FLT 734 PHL TO MAN. ON TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. THE CREW RECYCLED THE GEAR AND THE DOORS INDICATED PROPERLY CLOSED. DUE TO THE FOLLOW ON MAINTENANCE ACTION REQUIRED UPON LANDING IN MAN, AN OPERATIONAL DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO PHL THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING, A FAULT WAS FOUND WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY.

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