Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
November 13, 2011
Submitted
November 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
168
Aircraft time
8,691 hours, 5,470 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
D228580001
Part serial
V105
Condition
Defective
Part time
780 hours, 463 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

ON TAKEOFF, "AUTO SLATS" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT GEAR BUT HANDLE LOCKED. MAINTAINED 3 GREEN LIGHTS. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. AFTER LANDING, NOTED LT STEERING AND BRAKE WARNING. TECHS HAVE RETRIEVED FAULTS CODES IN THE BSCU FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED DEFECTIVE LT NLG PROXIMITY SENSOR 5GBC AND INSTALLED A REPAIRED UNIT IAW MM T32-61-49-900-801. COMPLIED WITH SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL MLG RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM T32-31-00-860-801.