Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
April 16, 2014
Submitted
May 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N706QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
131
Aircraft time
6,437 hours, 3,992 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Frozen
Location
Mlg
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

RT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT. GEAR SELECTED DOWN, GEAR LEFT IN DOWN POSITION AN ADDITIONAL 5 MINUTES. GEAR SELECTED UP SECOND TIME WITH BOTH LT & RT MLG FAILING TO RETRACT. SUSPECT FALSE INDICATION DUE TO ICE BUILD UP ON LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCHES. JACKED ACFT AND PERFORMED 4 SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL INDICATIONS GOOD AT THIS TIME. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. DOWN JACKED ACFT CLEANED PROXIMITY SWITCHES.