Service difficulty report · Strut · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
March 16, 2003
Submitted
March 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14959
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145091
Part
Strut
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Part time
7,752 hours, 7,752 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.

What was found

FLT 2825 - DURING CLIMB THE CREW NOTICED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRONIC UNIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND THE DISCREPANCY REOCCURED ON FLIGHT 2810. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO REQUIRE SERVICING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS SERVICED, THE AIRCRAFT SUCESSFULLY TEST FLOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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