Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13975
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145163
Aircraft time
22,406 hours, 16,676 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
C211AB0906CC
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nlg Ww
Stage of operation
TO
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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE CREW REPORTED RELAYS CLICKING, AND AFTER TAKEOFF CLICKED AGAIN VERY LOUD AND A JOLT WAS FELT THROUGH THE YOLK AND RUDDER PEDALS. AT 12000 FT, THE LOUD CLICKING OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND RECEIVED EMERG LIGHTS NOT ARMED AND ELEC EMERG ABNORMAL MSGS APPEARED ON EICAS AND THEN WENT AWAY. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND CLEANED THE NLG UPLOCK BOX PROX SWITCH CONNECTOR, OPS CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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