Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
March 18, 2003
Submitted
March 21, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N198FJ
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
198
Aircraft time
29 hours, 14 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
803682
Part serial
1528
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
29 hours, 14 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED UP ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. ALOUD METALLIC GRINDING TYPE NOISE WAS NOTED AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS 10-15 THE NOISE STOPPED AND THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR ILLUMINATED. AT THIS TIME THE GEAR HANDLE WAS UP TH NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN, THE LT & RT MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN. WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN NO ACTIVITY WAS NOTED VISUALLY OR NOISE BY THE GEAR, APPROX. 45-75 SECONDS LATER THE LT & RT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE RED DOOR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED.