# SDR FDEA200812115133

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 11, 2008
- Submitted: December 16, 2008
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N683FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 801
- Aircraft time: 14,787 hours, 7,908 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200812115133

## Discrepancy

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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