Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
September 16, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502AE
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft serial
10018
Aircraft time
17,484 hours, 13,074 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3959 DURING THE APPROACH THE CREW REPORTED, PUT THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING , RECEIVED A RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DISAGREEMENT LIGHT. AFTER EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AND DOING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST EVERYTHING LOOK NORMAL. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS AND FOUND ALL DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH SENSORS EXTREMELY DIRTY AND GRIMY. ALL SENSORS AND TARGETS WERE CLEANED. SUBSEQUENT OPERATIONAL TESTS OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION FUNCTION WERE SATISFACTORY WITH RETRACT AND EXTEND TIMES VERY WELL WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS AS PER CRJ MM 32-30-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.