Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
April 29, 2013
Submitted
May 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
116
Aircraft time
6,083 hours, 3,826 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
4AS8135500503
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,083 hours, 3,825 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

AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP THE LT GEAR INDICATION SHOWED RED HASH LINES. THE ACFT DID FEEL LIKE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. NO DRAG OR PULL TO ONE SIDE. WE CYCLED THE GEAR 3X DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. JACKED A/C AND SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. VERIFIED DISCREPANCY. DISCONNECTED LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR. SHUT AND LATCHED DOOR MANUALLY AND CHECKED GAP OF BOTH FORWARD AND AFT PROXIMITY SWITCHES. WRUNG OUT FORWARD AND AFT PROXIMITY SWITCHES, FOUND THE AFT PROXIMITY SWITCH TO BE BAD. PROXIMITY SWITCH AND HARNESS ON ORDER, NO ETA. (BC)(DV) REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL PROXIMITY SWITCH ASSY IAW G200 MM 32-10-11. PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWING. ALL GEAR SWINGS OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. (BC)