Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 8, 2009
Submitted
March 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
766
Aircraft time
20,266 hours, 10,685 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
166
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER T/O IN POS NR 1 SWITCHED TO NR 2 SYSTEM, STILL NO RETRACT. PROX BOX IS FAULTING ITSELF AND FAULT CODE 63. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX BOX 54 GB PER MM 32-31-71-4. OPS CHECK OF BOX PER MM 32-31-71-4 CHECKED GOOD. FOUND LEVER ARM FOR NLG TORQUE LINK PROX DETECTORS BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEVER ARM REF AMM 32-00-00-4 GEAR SWING OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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