Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 9, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16951
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145063
Aircraft time
29,719 hours, 22,518 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
21180100009
Part serial
207
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
29,331 hours, 22,206 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH INTO FAR THE CREW RECEIVED A GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW ELECTED TO ABORT THE APPROACH AND THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED HOWEVER ON THE SECOND GEAR EXTENSION THE MESSAGE APPEARED AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KANSAS CITY, MO (MCI) GEAR DOWN WHERE THE LEFT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE DISCREPANCY CLEARED.

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