Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
19,721 hours, 10,551 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
196
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

UNSAFE GEAR ON RETRACTION; HANDLE WOULD NOT PASS DET ENT 3 RED UNSAFE; GEAR LOWERED AND GOT 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED, LANDED, NO FURTHER INCIDENT-INFO: AUTO THROTTLE ALSO INOP. PILOT SAID NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS MADE. INTERRAGATED 54GB. FOUND FAULT CODE 63 AND A "BOX" AND "FAULT" FAULT LIGHTS ON. CHANGED IAW AMM ATA 32-31-71-04-0. DID GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION TEST ON SYS 1 AND SYS 2. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM ATA 32-31-00-05.

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