Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 17, 2023
Submitted
February 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N745FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
668
Aircraft time
70,792 hours, 25,838 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
BDM3003
Part serial
732
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Part time
70,065 hours, 25,361 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 745 30-30 5301 17FEB23 DSM OPEN U ON TAKEOFF CLIMBING OUT AT ABOUT 200 AGL WITH GEAR RETRACTING RECEIVED CAPT, AUX AND FO (ALL) PITOT HEAT OVERHEAT AND ADC 2 IND MONITOR. TURNED THEM OFF PER ECAM AND QRH. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ***EMERGENCY DECLARED*** FACT 17FEB23 20:34 DSM AMM: 32-31-71-04 PITOT HEAT AND ADC-2 ISSUES TESTED GOOD (REF SHORT-SIGN ABOVE). REPLACED PROXIMITY DETECTOR PROCESSING UNIT IAW AMM 32-31-71-04, BITE TEST GOOD.

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