Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 1, 2006
Submitted
November 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
169
Aircraft time
4,699 hours, 2,940 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
80362
Part serial
1306
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
233 hours, 150 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION, RT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, INDICATED GREEN DOWN WITH RED DOOR LIGHT. THEN LT MAIN GEAR HAD SAME INDICATIONS. 20 SECONDS LATER GEAR HANDLE FLASHED. NOSE GEAR AND DOOR APPARENTLY BEHAVED PROPERLY. LOWERED ALL LDG GEAR IAW ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. REPLACED RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR PROXIMITY SWITCH, INSTALLED AN INSPECTED AND TESTED SWITCH. INSTALLATION ACCOMPLISHED IAW F2000 MM WORK CARD 32-311. RETRACTION TESTED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW F2000 WORK CARD 32-300.