# SDR FDEA201811233357

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 23, 2018
- Submitted: November 23, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N726FD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N726FD), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 B4-622R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 B4-622R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a300-b4-622r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 575
- Aircraft time: 53,192 hours, 27,615 cycles
- System (JASC): [3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3260)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA201811233357

## Discrepancy

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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