Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
January 13, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
16868101
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Nlg
Component
Landing Gear · Messier
Component part number
6048500241
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND NLG INDICATED AMBER. NO GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE POSTED. GEAR WAS RAISED NORMALLY AND MISSED APPROACH WAS EXECUTED. AT THAT MOMENT QRH ACTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT FOR GEAR MALFUNCTION. NOSE GEAR INDICATION BECAME RED. TROUBLESHOOTING WAS CARRIED OUT VIA RADIO WITH ENGINEERING NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN. A LOW APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED AT AIRPORT TO VISUALLY CHECK NOSE GEAR POSITION. GEAR APPEARED DOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOLLOWED BY AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE AC WAS PUT IN QUARANTINE FOR TEST ON GROUND AND FINDING OF THE ROOT CAUSE. AFTER DEPLOYMENT TEST ON LANDING GEAR AND FUNCTIONAL TEST ON PSEU THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED. THE PROBLEM WAS AN INAPPROPRIATE GAP BETWEEN PROXIMITY SENSOR NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK, NR 2, PN 16868-101 AND THE TARGET GAP SHOULD BE 0.060 TO 0.070 INCHES AND GAP WAS 0.091. PROBLEM FIXED, AC RETURN IN SERVICE. FLIGHT CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM REGARDING LANDING GEAR. (TC NR 20080116024)