Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 9, 2009
Submitted
January 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16999
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145307
Aircraft time
20,341 hours, 15,261 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
852701
Part serial
4524
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
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

CREW REPORTED THAT ON DEPARTURE, AFTER THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP, AND HAD UP INDICATIONS THE GEAR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS STILL DOWN. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND R&R THE DOOR SEQUENCE PROXIMITY SWITCH, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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