What was found
EVENING FLIGHT WIG 1361, DURING CLIMB THE GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. ACFT RETURNED SAFELY. INITIAL INVESTIGATION SHOWS WEAK SPRING IN DOOR ROD END.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2016
- Submitted
- January 29, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117WA
- Make and model
- Emb EMB110P1
- Aircraft serial
- 110388
- Aircraft time
- 27,282 hours, 39,976 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3231 · Landing Gear Door Retract Section
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- RKP1241322
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Part time
- 5,000 hours, 5,000 cycles
- 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.