Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 18, 2008
Submitted
November 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1280
Aircraft time
33,332 hours, 12,734 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
893301
Part serial
A523669
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
590 hours, 211 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 185, JFK-SAN, DIVERTED TO PIT, LEVEL FLT 34,000FT, ENG 1 REVERSER FAULT. NAV TCAS FAULT. ANTI-ICE F/O PITOT PROBE FAULT ILLUMINATED IN SERIES. CONTACTED MX CONTROL. PER QRH REDUCED ENG TO IDLE. CONTINUED TO PIT. FOUND MLG EXTENSION MLG EXTENSION PROX SENSOR 20GA FAULTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX SENSOR GA IAW A320 AMM 32-31-73-04 TESTED SYSTEM IAW A320 AMM 32-69-00-05. ALL TESTS GOOD. NO FAULTS INDICATED.

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