Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 26, 2010
Submitted
July 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
745
Aircraft time
23,302 hours, 12,018 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5F
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt 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

AFTER TAKE OFF, GEAR SELECTED UP IN POSTION 2, MLG HANDLE WOULD NOT GO PAST NEUTRAL POSITION. SWITCHED TO POSITION 1 AND POSITIONED HANDLE TO UP AND LOCKED. BUT RT MAIN GEAR SHOWED DOOR LIGHT AND UNLOCK ON FWD INDICATOR. ALSO AT THAT TIME PITCH TRIM 2 TRIPPED AND GREEN RES SHOWED LOW AIR. PERFORMED BYTE CK ON PROX BOX - NO MEMORY - NO FAULT T/S WITH FIM 32-30-00 FIG 110. INSP. RT MLG PROX SENSORS 62GB AND 64GB FOR SYS 2. FOUND SENSORS VERY LOOSE AND DIRTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH PROX SENSORS 62GB/64GB SYS 2 RT MLG PER MM 32-00-00-4. JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR HANDLE CYCLES IN BOTH SYS 1 AND SYS 2. ALL INDICATION LIGHTS GOOD NO FAULTS NOTED.

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