Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 29, 2007
Submitted
August 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N723FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
543
Aircraft time
35,920 hours, 20,528 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF TRIED TO RAISE GEAR WITH NR 1 SYS WOULD NOT COME UP SWITCHED TO SYS 2 GEAR CAME UP. WHILE GEAR WAS RETRACTING NR 1 PITCH TRIM BOTH ATS LEVERS NR 1 CABIN PRESS REGULATOR KICKED OFF OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 312K AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. FOUND LT UPPER NOSE GEAR HARNESS DAMAGED. REPLACED THE HARNESS P/N D22296010 AS A PRECAUTION REF A300 SUPP M/M 32-21-43-4. COMPLIED WITH PHASE 1 INSPECTION OF THE OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME A-300-600 MM 05-51-11-0. REMOVED AND REPLACED SENSORS 80 AND 81GB. REMOVED AND REPLACED 65GB, NO HELP REFA300-600ASM 32-31-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED 9GA, 8GA AND 64 GB SYSTEM 1 PROX DETECTORS REFA300-600 MM 32-00-00-4. SWUNG GEAR, CKD OK.

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