Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
March 31, 2024
Submitted
April 1, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1511
Aircraft time
40,446 hours, 6,387 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB - MLG WOULDN'T RETRACT AFTER T/O. GEAR LEVER STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. PERFORMED TSM 32-30-00-810-817-A TO STEP 3.A.(2). FOUND FAULTED PROXIMITY SNESOR. PERFORM TSM 32-00-00-810-803-A TO STEP 3.A. TESTED OK. PERFORMED TSM TASK 32-00-00-810-803-A STEP 4.A. INSULATION & CONTINUITY CHECKS OK & NO SHORTS TO GND. PERFORM INSP TURNBUCKLE LINK ATTACH- PIN CLEARANCE PER SUBTASK 32-11-31-210-05-A. CHECKED OK. TURNBUCKLE-LINK HAS A SMALL PLAY, 1/8 MOVEMENT SIDE - SIDE. R & R RT MLG PROX SENSOR 28GA1 PER AMM 32-31-73, STEP 4.D. PERFORMED OPS SWING OF RT MLG. OPS NORMAL. NO FAULTS ON GROUND SCAN, SYS TEST. REF AMM 32-11-35-400-801-A. MEASURED SHORT MECH TURNBUCKLE & TO BE APPROX 15.75". WITHIN RANGE. OK FOR SVC.

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