Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 18, 2007
Submitted
December 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
18,865 hours, 10,013 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
606
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
11,879 hours, 6,244 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

AFTER T/O GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. SELECTED SYSTEM NR 2 STILL NO RETRACTION. HANDLE WOULD NOT GO PAST NEUTRAL POSITION. JACKED A/C REF A300-600 M/M 07-11-00-0, PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND RETRACTION REF 32-30-00-6. FOUND FAULT ON PROX BOX. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX BOX REF A300-600 M/M 32-31-71-4. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND RETRACTION AGAIN OPS CHECK NORMAL REF A300-600 32-30-00-6. PER MOCC REQUEST: LUBED ALL (3) LANDING GEAR AS REQUIRED PER A300-600 M/M 12-22-32-0, SWUNG THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES USING BOTH LANDING GEAR POSITION SYSTEMS, ONE AND TWO. A/C NOW ON 4TH LEG.

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