Service difficulty report · Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
January 10, 2013
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
93
Aircraft time
11,209 hours, 6,983 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
84799031
Part serial
0844
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Part time
11,209 hours, 6,982 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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE GEAR DOORS DID NOT OPEN. THE 3 GREEN "DOWN" LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND NONE OF THE RED "UNSAFE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION AND THE 3 GREEN "DOWN" LIGHTS REMAINED ON. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INDICATION OF A RED OR AMBER BRAKE LIGHT. THERE WERE NO RED MINELCOS INDICATING AFTER SHUTDOWN. THERE WERE NO MESSAGES INDICATING ON THE NR 2 EIED. THERE WERE NO CODES DISPLAYED ON EITHER BSCU AFTER DOWNLOADING INFORMATION FROM THE ACFT COMPUTER. TESTED RT AND LT MAIN GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR. PROX SWITCHES WITH TEST BOX AND FOUND LT DOOR ACTUATOR SWITCH FAIL TO THE DOOR OPEN POSITION. PLACED NEW SWITCH ON ORDER. RECIEVED NEW SWITCH. REPLACED FAILED SWITCH WITH NEW SWITCH. JACKED ACFT AND COMPLIED WITH 6 GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, REF F2000, MM 32-31-00-860-801, 20-00-00-910-803 AND IPC 32-12-30-20.