Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 30, 2010
Submitted
July 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
23,986 hours, 12,505 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE BEYOND NEUTRAL ON POSITION DETECTOR SYSTEM 2. SYSTEM 1 WAS DEFERRED. RETURN TO LAND ACCOMPLISHED. R & R 55GB PROX SENSOR IAW 32-00-00-4. NO HELP. OHMD WIRES FROM PDU TO 55GB. ALL WIRES CHECKED GOOD. SWAPPED 55GB AND 82GB PROX SENSORS CONNECTORS. NOW GEAR WOULD SWING IN EITHER 1 OR 2 POSITION. RE INSTALLED IN ORG POSITION. PER TSM CHECKED RIG BETWEEN PROX SENSOR 55GB, 82GB AND TARGETS. RIG WAS WITHIN MM LIMITS AT THE HIGH END OF THE RANGE. REF: MM 32-00-00-04. AS NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND, RE-RIGGED PROX SENSORS 55GB AND 82GB TO THE MIDDLE OF THE LIMIT IN THE MM. PREFORMED A GEAR SWING IAW 32-31-00. SYS 1 AND 2 OP CK'D NORMAL.

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