Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
December 17, 2005
Submitted
January 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N362DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
84
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON FOWARD PANEL INDICATED A UNSAFE CONDITION. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN ANNUN SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE TEST POSITION AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. INSPECTED L/G PROXIMITY SWITCHES & SWTICH GAPS. CLEANED PROXIMITY SWITCHES, PERFORMED BYTE CHECK AT PROXIMITY DETECTOR MODULE. SYSTEM CHECK OK. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 32-61-0 & 32-61-12.

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