What was found
GEAR DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. AMBER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAUSE WAS A GEAR POSITION PROXIMITY SENSOR. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CLEANED MULTIPLE PROXIMITY SENSOR TARGETS.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2004
- Submitted
- January 27, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N545UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25323
- Aircraft time
- 45,148 hours, 13,270 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Proximity Sensor
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- 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.