# SDR FDEA200903080865

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 8, 2009
- Submitted: March 10, 2009
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N663FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N663FE), 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: 766
- Aircraft time: 20,266 hours, 10,685 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA200903080865

## Discrepancy

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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