Service difficulty report · Uplock · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
May 28, 2006
Submitted
July 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
52,489 hours, 21,743 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
A254505
Part serial
M473
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BQN, LT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, LT MAIN GEAR OPEN, GEAR UNSAFE AND DOWN ARROW LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECK LIST, NO HELP. DUMPED FUEL AND RETURNED TO BQN WITH SAFE LANDING. REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ASSEMBLY IAW MM 32-31-44 PAGE 4-1. PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF ALTERNATE EMERGENCY EXTENSION IAW MM 32-30-00 PAGE 547 AND NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST IAW MM 32-3-00 PAGE 518. SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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