Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
February 8, 2014
Submitted
February 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
122
Aircraft time
10,869 hours, 6,877 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
D228580001
Part serial
U07
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,067 hours, 6,875 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, GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO UP POSITION BUT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. MAIN GEAR RED LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NOSE WHEEL APPEARED TO RETRACT NORMALLY. LT & RT STEERING, LT & RT BRAKE & HYD NR 2 PITCH MINELCOS ARE RED. PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION TESTS IAW MM 32-31-00-860-801, PERFORMED THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PCB IAW F2000 FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL (FIM) 32-30-00-810-901, PERFORMED THE TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM PROXIMITY SWITCHES FIM 32-61-00-810-901, UTILIZING BREAKOUT BOX TESTED OPERATION OF PCB 417JE PER WDM 32-31-00 AND 32-62-00, BENCH TESTED/RING OUT OF LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE IAW MM 32-31-01-900-801. ALL TESTS PERFORMED WHILE COLD SOAKING AND MANIPULATING ASSOCIATED WIRING. NO DEFECTS NOTED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH MCC, REPLACED NLG LT WOW PROX DETECTOR, REPLACED L/G CONTROL PCB 10GW, REPLACED RELAY PC417JE IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801,32-30-00-810-901,24-00-00-910-801,32-31-00-860-801. OPS CHCKED-NO DEFECTS. CIRCUIT BOARD (P/N: C1626-2, S/N: 183), RELAY (P/N: F302-122, NSN), PROXIMITY SWITCH (P/N: D22858000-1, S/N: U07).