Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 30, 2021
Submitted
March 31, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
32,043 hours, 17,694 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
DSB11021
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

LEFT KPWM IN SYS 2 POS DET GOT A RED LIGHT ON SYS 2 BUT THREE GREEN ON LOWER SYS 1. CHECKLIST HAD DET DET POS TO SYS 1/2. POS DET 1 ALSO HAD LEFT MAIN GEAR RED WARNING LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL SYS 2. SELECTED SELECTED SYSS 2 TO CONTINUE. AT APPROX 700 GOT UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION REPETITIVE TONE WARNING. WENT AROUND SELECTED POS DET 1, SAME RED LIGHT BUT NO GEAR WARNING ON APPROACH. AFTER LANDING BOTH SYS 1&2 HAD RED LEFT MAIN GEAR RED LIGHT. DECLARED EMERGENCY INTO BOS. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL : 32-61-01-B CATEGORY : B EXPIRATION : 02APR21 "MEL 32-61-01-B: OVERHEAD LANDING GEAR INDICATOR PANEL - INOP." POSITION DETECTION STAYS IN SYSTEM 1.BITE TEST 54GB FOUND CODE 88 PER TSM32-61-00. NO MORE TIME TO TROUBLESHOOT. MOC UPDATE: ORDERED MLG DWN LK SYS 2 SENSOR 81GB AND PROX BOX 54 GB AS MOST LIKELY FAILED COMPONENTS. SYSTEM STILL REQUIRES TROUBLESHOOTING, PERFORMED SHAKE CHECK OF LEFT GEAR BRACE STRUT PROX SWITCH 81GB. FOUND WHEN SWITCH HARNESS FLEXED LEFT OVERHEAD GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED L/H GEAR BRACE STRUT SYS 2 PROX DETECTOR 81GB IAW A300 AMM AMM 32-00-00-04. SENSOR DIM X=(.06). PROX DET TESTS GOOD IAW A300 AMM 32-00-00-05. PART NAME: SENSOR-PROXIMITY. MANUFACTURER: HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE. P/N: DSB1102-1. S/N: 8633. ITEM CLOSED.

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