Service difficulty report · Bracket · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
March 25, 2016
Submitted
March 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
153
Aircraft time
12,535 hours, 7,696 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg
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

DURING TAKEOFF & SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, THE MAIN GEAR DOOR PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED & NO MAIN GEAR RETRACTION OCCURRED. NORMAL NOSE GEAR LIGHT & RETRACTION OCCURRED. NORMAL LG & DOOR INDICATIONS WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED DOWN. NO INDICATIONS OBSERVED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. INVESTIGATED PCB 10GW, NO FAULTS FOUND. FOUND SEVERAL REALY CONTACTS WITH HIGH RESISTANCE, REPLACED RELAY. INVESTIGATED RIGGING OF NLG PROXY SWITCHES, FOUND LT PROXY SWITCH TO BE SUSPECT. DURING RIGGING OF PROX SWITCHES DISCOVERED NLG PROXY SWITCH BRACKET TO BE SLIGHTLY BENT. REPLACED BRACKET. PERFORMED RIGGING OF NLG PROXIMITY SWITCHES IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801. GEAR SWING,NO DEFECTS