Service difficulty report · Pseu · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
December 25, 2019
Submitted
December 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545XJ
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20278
Aircraft time
11,893 hours, 5,323 cycles
Part
Pseu
Part number
302270403
Part serial
0159
Condition
Failed
Location
Proximity Sensor
Part time
12,584 hours, 5,693 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER WOW FAIL AND CYAN PROX SYS FAIL CAS MESSAGES. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MX CONTROL, CREW ELECTED TO CONTINUE ON TO BED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH CONTROL, ADVISING THEM THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. PER THE RESULTS OF THE MDC DOWNLOADS, THE PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONIC UNIT (PSEU) WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH SWAPPING THE NR 1 & 2 SPOILER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITS (SECU) FOR MONITORING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL OF THE PSEU & SECU, NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.