SDR 40002

Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
March 6, 2003
Submitted
March 7, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369BG
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
040
Aircraft time
6,034 hours, 4,047 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
D228580001
Part serial
B30
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg
Part time
16 hours, 10 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKE-OFF. CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LANDED AT DEPARTURE AIRPORT. RAMP AND TAXIWAY WERE SNOW AND SLUSHY. RUNWAY WAS DRY. A FERRY PERMIT WAS OBTAINED TO GO TO MAINTENANCE. AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP, SWANG GEAR, WHERE NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A CONCURRENT TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED WHERE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GARRETT SPRINGFIELD ON THE TEST FLIGHT WHERE THE GEAR WAS AGAIN CONFIRMED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED AT GARRETT SPRINGFIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN JACKED UP, GEAR SWUNG, WHERE MAINTENANCE CAME TO THE DETERMINATION THAT THE NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCHES NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER SUBSEQUENT SUCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT.