Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
November 13, 2013
Submitted
November 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
768
Aircraft time
25,619 hours, 13,865 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
732
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, SYSTEM 2. SWITCHED TO SYSTEM 1 AND GEAR RETRACTED. CAUSED LOSS OF ADC 2, ALL PITOT HEAT, CABIN REGULATOR 2, AUTOTHROTTLES, AUTOPILOT 2. COULD NOT RECOVER ANY OF IT. FOUND PEU WITH SEVERAL FAULTS FOR FAILED PROXIMITY ELECTRICAL UNIT. RT & PROXIMITY ELECTRONIC UNIT IAW AMM 32-31-71-04. OPS CHECKED NORMAL, NO FAULTS NOTED. JACKED ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00-00. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF LANDING GEAR, NR 1 AND NR 2 SYSTEMS SEVERAL TIMES, EACH WITHOUT ANY FAULTS. GEAR EXTENDS AND RETRACTS NORMALLY IAW AMM 32-31-00-05. REMOVED ACFT FROM JACKS IAW AMM 07-11-00-00. ACFT NOW IN NORMAL GROUND CONFIGURATION.

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