Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
July 14, 2006
Submitted
July 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
169
Aircraft time
4,465 hours, 2,789 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
803682
Part serial
1108
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

HAD LT AND RT MINELCO'S FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. RAN FAULT CODES AND GOT 315, 334, 415, 434. DID A RESET AND STEERING MINELCO'S RESET, BUT NOT BRAKES. RAN FAULT CODES AND HAVE 315 AND 415 AGAIN. ON DEPARTURE, THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT FIRST, BUT ON RECYCLE OF GEAR HANDLE, GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL. CODE 315 AND 415 ARE LT AND RT STRUT PROXIMITY SWITCH FAILURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PROX SENSORS IAW THE F2000 MM PROC 32-311 AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION TEST OF LANDING GEAR AND DOORS IAW F2000 M/M PROC 32-300, NO DEFECTS NOTED, ALL MINELCOS RESET.