Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 23, 2018
Submitted
November 23, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N726FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
575
Aircraft time
53,192 hours, 27,615 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
348
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
17,033 hours, 9,516 cycles
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

DURING TAKEOFF KMDT LANDING GEAR POSITION DET, SYS2 GEAR HANDLE CAME UP TO NORMAL POSITION, SELECTED SYS 1, WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP WENT BACK TO SYSTEM 2, GEAR HANDLE CAME UP NORMAL. REMOVED REPLACED ELECTRONIC PROXIMITY UNIT IAW MM 32-31-71-04. PERFORMED NORMAL EXTENSION RETRACTION TEST IAW MM 31-31-00-5. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN SYSTEM 1&2 WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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