# SDR 08FDEA04293

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 9, 2008
- Submitted: October 15, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N650FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 726
- Aircraft time: 21,906 hours, 11,330 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Proximity Sensor
- Part number: DSB11021
- Part serial: 1107228
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Zone 700
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/08FDEA04293

## Discrepancy

ON TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. ECAM DISPLAYED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FAULT. SELECTED POSITION DET 1 AND 2 GEAR RETRACTION FAULT REMAINED ON ECAM. FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT, STAYED AT 15/20 ONCE LANDING GEAR DOWN ALL FLAP OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL.  LOST ALL AUTOMATION ON GEAR RETRACTION  RETURNED TO NORMAL WITH GEAR EXTENSION.  JACKED ACFT AND FOUND NLG TARGETS MISALIGNED IAW A MM 32-00-00-04. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NLG NITROGEN DEPLETED.   DOWN JACKED ACFT AND SERVICED NLG STRUT IAW AMM 12-12-32-0. GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD IAW AMM 32-31-00-5.

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