Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
May 11, 2004
Submitted
May 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500156
Aircraft time
2,905 hours, 1,896 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
674101016
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE RIGHT MAIN STAYED GREEN, DURING RETRACTING GEAR THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE RIGHT MAIN STAYED GREEN WITH NO RED LIGHT, CYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULTS. PLACED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION CHECK, FOUND WHEN GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED, ALL THREE IN VISUALLY LOCKED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL HAD GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION, TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RT MLG DOWN AND LOCK PROX SWITCH TARGET PIN STUCK UP. CLEANED PIN AND LUBED, CYCLED GEARS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKED GOOD, ALL WORK DONE IAW CITATION X MM CHAPTER 32.

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