Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 1, 2005
Submitted
February 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
129
Aircraft time
3,504 hours, 2,217 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
D233360001
Part serial
0633
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,875 hours, 1,137 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR HANDLE FLASHED RED FOLLOWED BY LN3 GEAR CONTROL C/B POPPING. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL GEAR EXT CHECKLIST W/ONE RESET OF C/B GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND LANDING GEAR CONTROL C/B POPPED AGAIN. REMOVED BAD SWITCH AND INSTALLED NEW PROXY SWITCH AT LT MAIN LANDING GEAR. COMPLIED WITH FUNCTION TEST OF MLG EXTENSION / RETRACTION IAW FALCON 2000 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-600 AND 32-300.