Service difficulty report · Target · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
January 17, 2019
Submitted
January 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N660JM
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
145642
Aircraft time
5,354 hours, 2,807 cycles
Part
Target
Part number
1170C990001
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,354 hours, 2,807 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT DUE TO AN ENGINE CHANGE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED, MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT, PULLED UP THE FIM AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY PROX SWITCH TARGET LOOSE AND NOT ACTUATING THE PROX SWITCH. THE TARGET WAS SECURED, THE GEAR SWING WAS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND COMPLETED ITS MCF WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES.

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