Service difficulty report · Sensor · Rkwell 700

Difficulty date
August 23, 2020
Submitted
August 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806QS
Make and model
Rkwell 700
Aircraft serial
7000029
Aircraft time
85 hours, 54 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Out Of Position
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AND SELECTING LANDING GEAR UP, NOSE GEAR CAME UP, BUT BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS WERE AMBER. GEAR MISCOMPARE AND GEAR DOOR OPEN CAS MESSAGES APPEARED. AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, NOTHING HAPPENED FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS. THEN BOTH MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN FOLLOWED BY THREE GREEN INDICATIONS. SIGN OFF. TEAM 700 REVIEWED ARES RECORDS AND NOTED RT MAIN GEAR I/B DOOR SIGNAL CUTTING OUT IN FLIGHT. THEY RECOMMENDED INSPECT AND ADJUST PROXIMITY SWITCH. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CHECKED MAIN GEAR DOOR OPEN SENSOR RIGGING, FOUND SENSOR (UY015) TO BE AT 0.056 INCH FROM TARGET PLATE AND M.M. CALLS OUT 0.03 INCH. ADJUSTED SENSOR TO 0.03 INCH. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND ALL INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW 700 M.M. CHAPTER 32-60-30. SERVICED HYDRAULICS AND DOWN JACKED AIRCRAFT.