Service difficulty report · Dampener · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
March 8, 2005
Submitted
March 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
50,622 hours, 21,151 cycles
Part
Dampener
Part number
C23005302
Part serial
U526
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Lt 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

UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION LEFT DOOR AND UNSAFE RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. GEAR UP ABNORMAL INDICATION ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MIAMI INT'L FOR UNSCHEDULED STOP. FOUND LEFT GEAR PITCH DAMPNER BROKEN AT CLEVIS END AND SYSTEM 1 AND SYSTEM 2 LEFT HAND SENSORS BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMPNER IAW 32-11-15 AND SYSTEM 1 & 2 SENSORS IAW 32-00, OP'S CHECK GOOD IAW 32-32-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE

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