Service difficulty report · Switch · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
January 4, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft time
26,080 hours
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

(CAN) AC DEPARTED IN HEAVY RAIN, LANDED IN FREEZING CONDITIONS. ON TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, LANDING GEAR DOORS OPENED, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, BUT DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, LANDED SAFELY. MAINT FOUND MOISTURE IN LANDING GEAR CONNECTOR PLUGS. CONNECTOR PLUGS WERE CLEANED, GEAR SWING WAS COMPLETED TO VERIFY CORRECT OPS, AC WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE, FLEW SAFELY FOR 2 NIGHTS, THEN SAME SCENARIO REPEATED ITSELF. INVEST REVEALED THAT RT DOOR ACTUATOR MICROSWITCH HAD HEAVY GREASE INSIDE SWITCH. SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND A GEAR SWING COMPLETED. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. IMPLEMENTED AN INSP OF ALL 9 MICROSWITCHES AND CONNECTOR PLUGS (6 WEEK INTERVAL) TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.