Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 9, 2006
Submitted
November 22, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
169
Aircraft time
4,721 hours, 2,951 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
803682
Part serial
1307819
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
256 hours, 161 cycles
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 LDG GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISES GEAR TRIED TO CYCLE ITSELF TO THE UP POSITION APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES AND EVENTUALLY RETRACTED. 3 RED AND NO GREEN LIGHTS WERE ON DURING RETRACTION ATTEMPTS. EXTENDED LANDING GEAR NORMALLY AND IT COME DOWN WITH NO HESITATION. REPLACED THE LT (L50GA) AND RT (R50GA) MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR PROXIMITY SWITCHES WITH INSPECTED PARTS IAW THE M/M CH 32-311. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION CHECKS IAW CH 32-300 SATISFACTORY.