Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
February 10, 2018
Submitted
February 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
51,828 hours, 31,119 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
352
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,769 hours, 3,814 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GEAR EXTENSION, THE NOSE GEAR WAS RED, UNLOCKED ON BOTH NR 1 & 2 SYSTEMS, NO AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHTS, WITH THE RED NOSE GEAR LIGHT ON. GOOD GREEN HYDRAULICS, CYCLED THE GEAR AND STILL RED UNLOCKED ON NOSE. ABOUT SIX MINUTES AFTER EXTENSION NOSE GEAR INDICATED GREEN AND LOCKED ON BOTH SYSTEMS, DID NOT DO A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION. BITE CHECKED THE PROXIMITY DETECTOR BOX. CODE 63 AND BOX FAILED, RED LED WAS ILLUMINATED. PROXIMITY DETECTOR BOX 54GB WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-31-71-04. LT AND RT NOSE GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-31-18-04. OPS TESTED IAW AMM 32-31-00-05, TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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