Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 1, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
792
Aircraft time
29,210 hours, 16,477 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
DSB11001
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 678 32-30 9394 01FEB20 MEM FACT U LOGPAGES:3199385 DURING TAKEOFF GEAR RETRACTION WAS INHIBITED AT THE NEUTRAL POSITION USING POS DET #1. CYCLED TO POS DET #2 TO NO AVAIL. RECYCLED TO DET POS #1 AGAIN RESULTING IN SUCCESSFUL GEAR TETRACTION. NO ISSUE ON EXTENSION DURING LANDING USING POS DET #1. FACT 04FEB20 01:12 MEM REPLACED SENSORS 9GA, 10GA, 11GA, 12GA, 62GB AND 63GB. AS OUTLINED IN TSI 32-60/9378. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR AS OUTLINED IN A300-600 AMM 32-00-00-04 STEP 5. ALL TESTS GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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