Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 12, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33182
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500909
Aircraft time
10,637 hours, 6,086 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8005701
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PVR - FLIGHT 2680, DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED A LANDING GEAR AIR GROUND FAILURE MSG AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO OVR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED, AND APPROVED THE ACFT FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO IAH WHERE MX ADJUSTED THE RT MLG SHOCK ABSORBER PROXIMITY SWITCH, OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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