Service difficulty report · Prox Box · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
February 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
254
Part
Prox Box
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB TO 13,000 A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS DEVELOPED VIRTUALLY SIMULTANEOUSLY. PROBE HEAT DISPLAYED CAPT, STBY AND F/O PITOT WARNING AND F/O TAT INOP WARN. ECAM WARNING OF F/O TAT AND ADVISORY TO MONITOR NR 2 ADC. NR 2 REG FAULT LIGHT ON. UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION BECAUSE NR 2 VALVES WERE HALFWAY OPEN. IN DESCENT THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. MAINT TEST PANEL INDICATED NOSE GEAR RELAY. PERFORMED BITE CHECK ON PROX BOX AND FAULTED 10, 11, 12, 13 AND 14 SENSORS. CHECKED PLUG AB, PIN 39 FOR 28V AND PIN 40 FOR GND, CK'D GOOD. SUSPECT PROX BOX NO GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY PROCESSING UNIT 54GB AND TESTED PER M/M 32-31-71, TESTED OK.

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