Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
December 17, 2021
Submitted
December 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1295
Aircraft time
37,721 hours, 5,864 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulted
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ATB - MLG - ECAM: LENGTHENING FAULT // PER ISM 32-00-810-817-A PERFORMED DVI OF L/G SHORTENING MECHANISM, NO DEFECTS FOUND ON MECHANISM. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF NORMAL RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYSTEM ON LGCIU 1 & 2. TEST OK. PERFORMED CLEARANCE & OFFSET CHECK OF PROX SENSOR PER AMM 32-31-73-220-801-A.

UPDATE 12/22/21: BOTH PROX SENSORS REPLACED, GEAR SWING OKAY / NEED TO SEAL PROX SENSOR NUTS AND COMPLETE OVERNIGHT WORK PACKAGE / ETR: 1900Z / ACFT SCHEDULED TO OPTE FLT 020 SDT: 2250Z.

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