Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
October 26, 2004
Submitted
October 29, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7062A
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
474
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - INFLIGHT T896/26 AFTER TAKEOFF ECAM INDICATED GEAR RETRACT WARNING. UNSAFE GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER GEAR WAS SAFELY DOWN AND LOCKED RECEIVED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION INOPERATIVE MESSAGE. RETURNED TO MIA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF PROXIMITY UNIT. NO FAULTS NOTED. CLEANED PROXIMITY DETECTORS ON RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN GEARS. REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR UNIT AS A PRECAUTION. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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