Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
December 11, 2008
Submitted
December 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683FE
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
801
Aircraft time
14,787 hours, 7,908 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
17
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,555 hours, 1,439 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MLG FAILED TO RETRACT, TRIED BOTH SYS 1 2. RTF. FOLLOWED TSM 32-30-00, CHECKED PROX DET, RT BOGIE FAIL. INSP RT MLG BOGIE BEAM SENSOR 12GA. REMOVING DETECTOR SUPPORT BOLT, FOUND WATER IN HOUSING. REMOVED, DRIED & LUBED IAW MM 32-11-14-6. INSP PITCH DAMPER IAW MM 12-12-32-0. TESTED PROX DETECT UNIT, FAULT CLEARED. RESET/TESTED AGAIN, NO FAULTS RECORDED. IAW MM 32-31-71-4. R&R PROX DETECT UNIT PER MM 32-31-71-4. PERFORMED OPS CHECK. OK. LUBED PIVOT PIN IAW MM 112-22-32-0. SWUNG MLG SEVERAL TIMES. ALL 3 MLG RETRACT & EXTEND NORMAL IN 1&2. DISCONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS ON MAINS, CHECKED MOVEMENT OF BOGIES. NO BINDING IAW MM 32-11-15-4. RECONNECTED PITCH DAMPERS & CHARGED SYS IAW MM 12-12-32-0. OK FOR SERVICE.

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