# SDR 04FDEA02362

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 4, 2004
- Submitted: August 6, 2004
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N674FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N674FE), 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: 781
- Aircraft time: 10,802 hours, 5,649 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Proximity Sensor
- Part number: BDM3003
- Part serial: 729
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Location: Mlg
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/04FDEA02362

## Discrepancy

AFTER TAKEOFF RETRACTED GEAR AUTOTHROTTLES DISENGAGED, SAW BOTH THE MAIN GEAR ON THE FORWARD PANEL SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED.  NOSE GEAR STOWED UP AND LOCKED, OVERHEAD INDICATION SHOWED UP & LOCKED.  PROXIMITY DETECTOR UNIT FAULT CODE INDICATES INTERNAL FAULT.  REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT PER AIRBUS M/M 32-31-71-4, OPS CHECKED NORMAL.  ON LANDING GEAR DOOR FWD PANEL-B INOP.  PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLES CHECK AS PER M/M 22-37-00-02.  PERFORMED AUTOTHROTTLES SYSTEMS LAND TEST IAW AIRBUS MM 22-40-00.  AUTOTHROTTLES REMAINED ENGAGED.

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