Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
December 15, 2004
Submitted
December 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
369
Aircraft time
35,045 hours, 16,074 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
436
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

NR 1 AUTOPILOT, FLIGHT DIRECTOR AND PITCH TRIM INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCC NR 1 IAW A310 MM 22-18-34-4. AFS LAND TEST WILL NOT PASS, FAILS TEST AT DIFFERENT PHASES. AUTO PILOTS ENGAGE INTERMEDIATELY. AUTO THROTTLE WOULD DISENGAGE AT RANDOM. PITCH TRIM AND YAW DAMP ALSO ENGAGE INTERMEDIATELY. AUTOPILOT TRANSFERRED TO WRI 22-10-0479. PITCH TRIM TRANSFERRED TO WRI 22-23-0477. FLT DIRECTOR TRANSFERRED TO WRI 34-62-0475. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX DETECTION SYSTEM MM 32-31-71-4.

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