Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
March 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N738QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
204
Aircraft time
3,510 hours, 2,150 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
4AS8135500503
Condition
Faulted
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,510 hours, 2,150 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, WITH WHITE UP MESSAGES. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS A YELLOW GEAR IN TRANSIT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RT MAIN GEAR, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY A RED GEAR STUCK IN TRANSIT MESSAGE. PUT GEAR DOWN, RECEIVED THREE GREEN AND EXTENDED NORMALLY. MADE NORMAL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT TO A FAULTY RT MLG DOOR PROX SWITCH (AFT). REMOVED SWITCH ASSY AND REPLACED WITH A NEW ASSY, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENTS AND OPS CHECKS, AND ALL CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK DONE IAW MM, CHP 32-10-11.