Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
July 5, 2002
Submitted
July 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
29,351 hours, 26,747 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
837101A
Part serial
039
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
557 hours, 366 cycles
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

COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR ON POSITION 1 SELECTED POSITION 2 THE GEAR CAME UP (REPEAT WRITEUP) SUBSEQUENT INDICATIONS WERE PITCH TRIM INOP, ATS 2 OFF CAPT TAT INOP, (HEAT FAILURE) & CABIN PRESS REG 1 FAIL & NR 1 TRANSPONDER, NO ALTITUDE READOUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX DETECTOR UNIT PER M/M 32-31-71-4. GEAR SWING CHECKS OK IN BOTH SYSTEM 1 AND 2. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION PERFORMED PER M/M 32-30-00-6. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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