Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 23, 2010
Submitted
July 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
19,729 hours, 10,556 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
709
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 FAILED TO RETRACT. COULD NOT MOVE HANDLE TO "UP" POSITION. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY ELEC UNIT PER AMM REF 32-31-71-04. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOGIE BEAM PROXIMITY DETECTORS FOR SYSTEM NR 1 AND 2. PRESSURE LUBRICATED BOTH BOGIE BEAM PIVOT PINS. PERFORMED GEAR SWING BOTH SYSTEMS PER 32-31-00-05. NO DEFECTS NOTED. SMOOTH PIVOT OF BOGIE BEAMS OBSERVED.

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