What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD THUMPING NOISE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 NOSE GEAR UPLOCK BOX PROXIMITY SWITCH. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TESTS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2012
- Submitted
- February 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14905
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145476
- Aircraft time
- 25,263 hours, 19,116 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Proximity Switch
- Part number
- 852701
- Part serial
- A15267
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Nlg Uplock
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.