Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 8, 2001
Submitted
January 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N40717
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120133
Part
Control Unit
Part number
12038594001
Part serial
0294S
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2950, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR NOSEGEAR RED B-INDICATION ILLUMINATED INTERMITTANTLY IN FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE DISCREPANCY REPEATED ON FLIGHT 3276 ON 01/09/01, WHERE MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCHES, AND AGAIN ON FLIGHT 2945 WHERE MAINTENANCE PLACED THE ITEM ON MEL 32-60-1 CAT B CONTROL NR 003550. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH ON 01/10/01 AND MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL MODULE, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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