Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
April 8, 2003
Submitted
April 9, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506TA
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
207
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR LEVER PAST THE OFF POSITION FOR GEAR RETRACTION. TROUBLESHOT PER FIM 32-30-00. SYSTEM NR 1, SENSORS NR 4 & NR 7, FAIL BITE TEST. SYSTEM NR 2 OPS CHECKED OK PER FIM 32-30-00. SYSTEM NR 1 TRANSFERRED TO DMI 12494, PER MEL 32-31-01-1 CAT-B. REF DMI 12494 UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR LEVER PAST THE OFF POSITION FOR GEAR RETRACTION. THIS CLEARS DMI 12494, MAINTENANCE CONTROL NOTIFIED. CLEANED PROXIMITY SWITCH, RIGHT-HAND SHOCK ABSORBER DETECTOR, AND RE-RACKED DETECTOR MODULE 54GB. SYSTEM CHECKED IAW 32-61-12.

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