# SDR 04FDEA00314

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 5, 2004
- Submitted: February 5, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N661FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N661FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 760
- Aircraft time: 13,020 hours, 6,718 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Proximity Sensor
- Part number: BDM3003
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Mlg
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA00314

## Discrepancy

COULD NOT RAISE HANDLE GEAR LEVER.  NO LANDING GEAR RETRACTION.  PERFORM ECAM PROC 2ND ATTEMP NR 2 SYSTEM TO RAISE GEAR FAILED.  AFTER FURTHER T/S REPLACED PROX DETECTION UNIT PER AMM 32-31-71-4.  ALSO REPLACED LANDING GEAR MICRO SWITCH PER AMM 32-31-11-4.  PERFORMED ADJ & TEST WITH TEST SET PER AMM 32-31-11-4 AND GEAR RETRACTION INHIBITION TEST ON SYSTEM 1 & 2 PER AMM 32-31-00-5, ALL INDICATIONS CHECK NORMAL.  CHECKED SERVICE ON LT PITCH DAMPNER PER AMM 12-12-32-0, SERVICED WITH NITROGEN.  CHECKED SECURITY OF SENSORS 9GA & 11GA CHECKS NORMAL.  JACKED REAR OF LT BOGIE TO POSITION SENSORS TO READ NEAR ON PROX DETECTOR CHECKS NORMAL.  SYSTEM OPS CHECKS NORMAL AT THIS TIME AND OK FOR SERVICE.

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