Service difficulty report · Detector · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
February 27, 2020
Submitted
February 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
876
Aircraft time
17,617 hours, 9,926 cycles
Part
Detector
Part number
DSB11021
Part serial
8778
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
TO
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

PDIS 690 32-60 1966 26FEB20 MEM OPEN U LOGPAGES:2297513 UPON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER T/O GOT 3 GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS FOLLOWED BY LDG GEAR RETRACTION FAULT FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURESAND RETURNED TO MEMPHIS FACT 27FEB20 10:31 MEM UPON TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND PROXIMITY DETECTOR 67GB OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BRACE STRUT FAULTING ON PDPU (54GB). REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PER A300-600 AMM 32-00-00-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. SDR INFORMATION PART NAME: MAIN GEAR BRACE STRUT PROXIMITY DETECTOR MANAUFACTURER: ELDEC PART #: DSB1102-1 SERIAL #: 8778