Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
May 3, 2015
Submitted
May 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
449
Aircraft time
470 hours, 16,464 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
DSB11001
Condition
Failed
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

MLG WOULD NOT COME UP DURING DEPARTURE IN SYS 1 & SWITCHED TO SYS 2 & STILL WOULD NOT COME UP. ALSO HAD ADC 1 FAULT, PITCH TRIM NR 1 FAULT, CAPTAIN PROBABLY HEAT, MULTIPLE TIMES. THE JET THOUGHT IT WAS STILL ON THE GND. ALSO CABIN PRESSURE NR 1 FAULT. ALSO THE AIRSPEED HOOK WAS DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT FROM CAPTAIN TO FIRST OFFICER. THE 1ST OFFICER HOOK WAS PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE. ON BLOCK IN, INSPECTED BOTH PITCH DAMPENERS, NEITHER INDICATOR POPPED & NONE OF THE GEAR PINS INSTALLED. LT MLG SENSOR 65GB. FOUND CONNECTOR LOOSE ON 65GB HARNESS. R & R LT MLG SENSOR 65GB. OPS & BITE CHECKED NORMAL. MLG RETRACTION & EXTENSION CHECK & TEST OF SYS 1 & SYS 2. LG INDICATING & WARNING TEST, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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