Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 12, 2009
Submitted
March 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14204
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500968
Aircraft time
6,282 hours, 3,450 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
22250100003
Part serial
01095
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,283 hours, 3,451 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

DURING CLIMB THE CREW NOTED ABNORMAL NOISE AT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEN THE WAS SELECTED TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NOISE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR THAT DID NOT CLOSE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SOLENOID VALVE, OPERATIONAL TESTED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM THE CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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