Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
March 26, 2000
Submitted
May 16, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15732
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120195
Part
Relay
Part number
12043270001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
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

IAH - FLIGHT 3683 - THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS MANUALLY OVERRIDDEN, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE DISCREPANCY REPEATED ON FLIGHT 3423 WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY AND THEN RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)

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