Service difficulty report · Processing Unit · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 21, 2007
Submitted
November 28, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
768
Aircraft time
18,114 hours, 9,683 cycles
Part
Processing Unit
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
585
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. INDICATION 3 GREEN, 3 RED "UNLKD" ON LOWER AND UPPER PANEL. MAX AIRSPEED 225 KIAS THE DET SYS 2 WAS UNABLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR. DID NOT TRY THE DET SYS 1. REMOVED BOOGIE BEAM PROX SENSOR PROX MOUNT REMOVED FOR ACCESS OF 12GA. ALSO FOUND 8GA PROX (SYS 1) CONNECTOR CORRODED. INSTALLED BOOGIE BEAM POSITION PROX SENSORS 12 GA AND 8 GA RT STRUT, REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT. OPS CHECK IS NORMAL, OFF MFG BDM300-3, SRL 585 ON MFG BDM300-3, SRL 203. WORK IS COMPLETE, ACFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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