Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
May 26, 2008
Submitted
May 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N504TA
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
216
Aircraft time
48,062 hours, 23,643 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
A2519903
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH TO BQN, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND WITH SYSTEM 1 OR 2, RETURNED TO 2,000 FEET TO HOLD WHILE LOWERING GEAR MANUALLY. AFTER SUCCESSFUL EXTENSION OF GEAR, A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. FIM 32-30-00 /107 INDICATED A FAULTY LANDING GEAR ELECTROVALVE. REPLACED LANDING GEAR ELECTROVALVE IAW MM 32-31-12 PAGE 401. PERFORMED SYSTEM OPS TEST PER 32-31-12 PAGE 501, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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