Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
January 12, 2008
Submitted
January 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
165
Aircraft time
6,017 hours, 3,761 cycles
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO THE GEAR RETRACTION POSITION. NOSE GEAR RETRACTION MOVEMENT WAS FELT AND HEARD. 2 RED MAIN GEAR LIGHTS (NO NOSE LIGHT) ALONG WITH A RED FLASHING HANDLE LIGHT OCCURRED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT & RT MLG PROX SWITCHES AND INSTALLED NEW LT & RT MLG PROX SWITCHES PER MM 32-311 AND ACCOMPLISHED OPS AND LEAK CHECKS PER MM 32-300 WITH ALL OPS NORMAL NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED