# SDR FDEA201405191073

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 19, 2014
- Submitted: May 19, 2014
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N686FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 804
- Aircraft time: 21,136 hours, 11,676 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- Part: Proximity Sensor
- Part number: BDM3003
- Part serial: 42
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Landing Gear
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: S, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201405191073

## Discrepancy

CAPTAINS ALTIMETER FAULTED WHEN PULLED TO STANDARD.  UNABLE TO SILENCE THE CONTINUAL CHIME & WARNING SEQUENCE UNTIL RETURNED TO BARO POSITION.  INCLUDED ECAM WARNINGS.  AFTER LANDING IN BARO POSITION THE WARNING REPEATED.  R & R PROXIMITY DETECTOR UNIT IAW MM 32-31-71-04.  ALL OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL.  ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.  ALSO BITE TEST CAPTAIN`S ALT IAW 34-10-00-05, ALL OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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