Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 29, 2022
Submitted
August 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1481
Aircraft time
70,068 hours, 26,611 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
DHE1141
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AFTER WE WERE AIRBORNE DOOR 4L WOULD NOT SHOW THAT IT IS ARMED. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202208012865: TROUBLESHOT PER TSM 52-13-00 FOUND DOOR HANDLE PROXIMITY SENSOR (7WN1-A) FAULTING. REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR (7WN1-A) PER AMM 52-73-11** (CLOSED)