Service difficulty report · Uplock · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 27, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14953
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145071
Aircraft time
31,569 hours, 23,502 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
23092900001MODB
Part serial
122
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
31,681 hours, 24,673 cycles
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2174, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WAS SHOWING DASHES OF YELLOW AND GREEN, AND ALTERNATING BACK AND FORTH. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT MLG UPLOCK BOX, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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