# SDR FDEA200812115122

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 11, 2008
- Submitted: December 15, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N683FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 801
- Aircraft time: 14,787 hours, 7,908 cycles
- System (JASC): [3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3230)
- Part: Pseu
- Part number: BDM3003
- Part serial: 17
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Mlg
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: S
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812115122

## Discrepancy

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, TRIED BOTH SYS 1 & 2. RETURNED TO AIRPORT.   ACFT DOWN FOR WORK.  REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT PER MM REFERENCE 32-31-71-4. BDL/11,  LUBRICATED PIVOT PIN AIW MM 12-22-32-0 - BDL/11,  ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 32-30-01.  JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. ALL THREE LANDING GEARS RETRACT AND EXTEND NORMALLY IN 1&2.   DISCONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS ON BOTH MAINS TO CHECK FOR MOVEMENT OF BOGIES. NO BINDING NOTED. MM 32-11-15-4. RECONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS AND CHARGED   SYSTEM PER MM 12-12-32-0. OK FOR SERVICE.

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