Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
August 17, 2004
Submitted
August 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
162
Aircraft time
35,718 hours, 25,810 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
DSB11001
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WITH EITHER SYS, AIRCRAFT HAD SYMTEMS OF THINKING IT WAS STILL ON GROUND. AUTOPILOT INOP, CABIN PRESS REGULATORS INOP. AFTER BLOCK IN ACARS DIDN`T RECOGNIZE THAT AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF. T/S PROX BOX FAULT CODE ARE 05, 06, 07, 03, 04, 12, 13, 14, 10, 11, FAULTS ARE SYS 1 AND 2 GEAR PROX SENSORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR POSITION SENSOR SWITCH (10GB) ON 400VU PER 32-61-00-5. REPLACED BOGIE BEAM SENSORS 8GA, 9GA, 11GA AND 12GA PER M/M 32-00-00-4. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR RETRACTIONS ON BOTH SYS 1 AND 2 WITH NO FAULTS. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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