# SDR FDEA202608181142

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: August 18, 2026
- Submitted: August 18, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N689FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N689FE), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A300 F4-605R
- Registry model: [Airbus A300 F4-605R](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-f4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 875
- Aircraft time: 23,287 hours, 13,407 cycles
- System (JASC): [3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3230)
- Part: Processor
- Condition: Faulted
- Location: Zone 700
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FDEA202608181142

## Discrepancy

TAKEOFF AT IND, MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT.  C-W QRH.  RETURNED.  EMERG DECLARED.  AMM 32-31-00-05,  NLG RETRACT FULLY,  GREEN ON BOTH MLG INDS,  BOTH LT & RT MLG STAYED GREEN DOWN ON INDS. PERFORMED MLG EXTEND & RETRACT AT GATE & VERIFIED ALL MLG DOORS EXTEND & RETRACT.  PERFMED EXTEND & RETRACT TEST. AFTER 1ST MLG CYCLE, FOUND 2 DOWNLOCK LIGHTS BURNED OUT. REPLACED LAMPS. DURING SWINGS NEVER GOT GREEN UP ON CONTROL SWITCH 2GA. RECOMMEND REPLACE PROX BOX 54GB & 2GA AS PRECAUTION.  FAULT 63 W/ BOX LIGHT ILLUMD. R & R PROX DET PROCESSOR UNIT. IAW WRI 32-60/7542 FOR WORK.  CONT CHK OF MICROSWITCH 2GA & OPS CHKD GOOD. EXTEND & RETRACT MLG MULTIPLE TIMES ON SYS 1 & 2 ALL INDS NORMAL. NO MESSAGES.

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