Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
March 17, 2024
Submitted
March 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256JX
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145211
Aircraft time
28,729 hours, 26,866 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8052701
Part serial
A12204
Condition
Broken
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

CREW REPORTED- AFTER TAKEOFF, POSITIVE RATE I CALLED GEAR UP. MOMENTS LATER LDG GEAR LEVER DISAGREE WITH NOSE GEAR INDICATING NEITHER GEAR UP OR DOWN. RAN QRH AND CYCLED GEAR , NO GOOD. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KLAS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. CORR ACTION- MX FOUND LANDING GEAR LEVER DISAGREE AND NO INDICATION ON NOSE LANDING GEAR. DURING INSPECTION OF NLG FOUND ONE PROXIMITY SWITCH ON THE LG UPCLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH FACE BROKEN, AND THE SECOND LG UPCLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH GAP DISTANCE WAS O/O/L. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME, GEAR SWING WAS COMPLIED WITH, NO FAULTS AT THIS TIME.

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