Service difficulty report · Target · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
November 18, 2020
Submitted
November 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
47,418 hours, 24,926 cycles
Part
Target
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Mlg Sensor
Part time
28,204 hours, 16,032 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH IN KELP F/O PUT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, ONLY RECEIVED THE GEAR DOOR UNLOCK LIGHTS AND GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FOR 20 -30 SECONDS. ECAM INDICATED "L/G UNSAFE INDICATIONS" AND "L/G GRAVITY EXTENTION" WARNINGS. AFTER 20-30 SECONDS THE GEAR BEGAN TO LOWER AND INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL.INTERROGATED PROX BOX, REF TSM 32-60-00 FOLLOWING FAULTS WERE RECORDED 3 NEAR/FAR 4 NEAR/FAR RECALL 5 SENSOR FAIL. WHILE INSPECTING THE MAIN GEAR BRACE STRUT PROXIMITY DETECTORS FOUND LT GEAR FT SENSOR AND TARGET "X" DIMENSION OFF AND TARGET BRACKET LOOSE, PER MOCC ACFT TO BE FLOWN BACK TO MEM FOR FURTHER T/S RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL: 32-XX-XX-XX CAT: C "MEL 32-: LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM-INOPERABLE MAX SPEED 255 KIAS/0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. MEL 32-30-01-B: LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM INOPERABLE. MAX SPEED 255 KIAS/0.65 M. DO NOT USE FMS PROFILE MODE. "REACTIVATED MLG SYSTEM, PER MEL 32-30-01-B. RETORQUED AFT PROX SENSOR TARGET ON THE LEFT MLG BRACE STRUT, IN REF A300 MM 32-00-00-04. STILL REQUIRES GEAR SWING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE, IN REF A300 MM 32-31-12-0. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST-GEAR NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION TEST, IAW AMM 32-31-00-05. OPERATIONS CHECK SATISFACTORY. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF (3GA) LANDING GEAR ELECTROVALVE, IAW AMM 32-31-12-06. ALL TEST CHECK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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