Service difficulty report · Uplock · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
March 3, 2008
Submitted
March 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14933
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145018
Aircraft time
22,205 hours, 20,299 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
23092900001
Part serial
316
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
20,306 hours, 17,665 cycles
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

FLIGHT 2400 - EWR - CREW REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR MADE CONTINUOUS BANGING SOUND AFTER RETRACTION. CREW DIVERTED FLIGHT TO EWR AND LANDED AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK BOX AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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