Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
November 9, 2008
Submitted
June 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N999QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500203
Aircraft time
6,188 hours, 3,709 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
840502
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CR
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

AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 10,000, ACFT WAS SEVERELY OUT OF TRIM. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRIMMING, AILERON RATIO LOW MESSAGE APPEARED. MESSAGE REMAINED ON UNTIL APU SHUTDOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY, AILERON LOW RATIO ON W/ HYD POWER APPLIED TO ACFT. REMOVED PANEL 166AB TO ACCESS AILERON RATIO PROX SWITCH SY019. CHECKED GAP WAS GOOD. VERIFIED PROPER OPERATION OF AILERON SYS. VERIFIED GOOD WIRES TO PROXIMITY SWITCH GROUNDS 28PL005 AND MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. GAINED ACCESS TO PROXIMITY SWITCH AND REPLACED WITH NEW SWITCH IAW MM, CH. 27-10-01, REV 35. FOUND PROXIMITY SWITCH TARGET DOES NOT PASS STRAIGHT OVER PROXIMITY SWITCH. CONTACTED TEAM X PRODUCT SUPPORT, WHO CONTACTED ENGINEERING TO CONFIRM THAT TARGET LOCATION IS ACCEPTABLE. POWERED HYD SYS (A AND B) AND CONFIRMED THAT AILERON RATIO LOW CAS MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. TIGHTENED AND SAFETIED SWITCH MOUNTING NUT MM CH 27-10-01 REV 35. AILERON RATIO PROX SWITCH OPS CHECK GOOD IN REF MM CHP 27-10-01 REV 37.

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