Service difficulty report · Gpws · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
September 10, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27200
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500956
Aircraft time
15,400 hours, 8,368 cycles
Part
Gpws
Part number
9650976003216216
Part serial
13676
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
15,400 hours, 8,368 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MCI - FLIGHT 6096, DURING LEVEL FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 4000FT THE CREW REPORTED MULTIPLE GPWS WARNINGS INCLUDING "LANDING GEAR", "BANK ANGLE", AND "TOO LOW GEAR". THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MCI WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE EGPWS ON MEL 34-41-00-1, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AT DEN WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE EGPWS UNIT, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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