Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
March 6, 2009
Submitted
March 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
123
Aircraft time
2,965 hours, 1,863 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
4AS8135500503
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

AT FL 180, GEAR INDICATIONS APPEARED ON EICAS, RT. MAIN SHOWING YELLOW LINES FOR APPROX 10 SECS. AT FL 320 GEAR INDIACTIONS APPEARED AGAIN, STAYING ON. ALTERNATING YELLOW AND UP. FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS REDLINES APPEARED THEN BACK TO YELLOW. SLOWED, INITIATED DESCENT AND GEAR INDICATIONS WENT NORMAL (BLANK) LDG GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. 3 GREEN. FOUND RT FWD AND AFT CONNECTOR PROXIMITY SWITCHES TO BE FAULTY REMOVED RT FWD AND AFT MLG PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND INSTALLED TWO INSPECTED PROXIMITY SWITCHES ONE FOR THE FORWARD PROX SWITCH AND ONE FOR THE AFT. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 32-10-11 AND 32-30-00, OPS CHECK GOOD.