Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N204QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
104
Aircraft time
8,252 hours, 5,188 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
84799031
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
5,188 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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION BOTH MAIN GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED WITH GREEN MAIN GEAR LIGHTS AND RED MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE PROCEDURES IN THE 'LANDING GEAR ABNORMAL RETRACTION" CHECKLIST WERE FOLLOWED. GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY, BUT UPON RETRACTION THE MAIN GEAR GREEN AND MAIN GEAR DOOR RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED AEGIS DOWNLOAD, PERFORMED 20 SUCCESSIVE GEAR SWINGS. CHECKED AND SET MLG WOW SWITCHES TO LIMITS, REPLACED MLG DOWN ACTUATOR PROXIMITY SENSORS. SWING GEARS AND LEAK CHECKED- GOOD AT THIS TIME. IAW MM 32-107, MM 32-311 AND MM 32-300 NOTE BOTH THE LT AND RT PROX SWITCHES WERE REPLACED WITH NEW, BOTH SN COULD NOT BE READ.