Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr BD1001A10

Difficulty date
February 3, 2010
Submitted
February 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538FX
Make and model
Bombdr BD1001A10
Aircraft serial
20201
Aircraft time
1,461 hours, 908 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
40300103
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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, WHEN CREW SELECTED GEAR RETRACTION, A "GEAR DISAGREE" AMBER CAS MSG POSTED FOLLOWED BY A "PROX SENSOR FAULT" CYAN CAS MSG. CREW RESET GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCKED AND REQUESTED A TOWER FLY-BY TO ENSURE GEAR WAS IN FACT DOWN AND LOCKED. ATC PERSONNEL DECLARED AN IFE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERSONNEL PERFORMED MEL PROCEDURE. ACFT MOVED TO MX BASE WHERE THE RT MLG ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. SUSPECT INTERNAL SWITCH AT FAULT. MX ENGINEERING SUSPECTS R MLG ACT DID NOT MOVE ON RETRACTION.