Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
April 12, 2017
Submitted
May 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N227QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
127
Aircraft time
13,856 hours, 8,585 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
D2285800001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
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

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER TAKE OFF, AND THE AUTO SLATS LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. AT FLAP RETRACT ALTITUDE, FLAPS WERE RETRACTED AND THE AUTO SLATS MASTER WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. IN THE CHOCKS, HAD A BSCU1 CODE 310 NOSE GEAR GROUND/FLIGHT CONTACT FAILURE. ALSO HAD 2 RED MINELCOS. LT STEERING AND LT BRAKE. FOUND THE LT NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH FAILED. REMOVED THE LT NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCH. INSTALLED A NEW PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW MM 32-61-49-900-801. OPS TESTED SATISFACTORY.