What was found
FLIGHT 2962 - EWR - FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED AIR RETURN DUE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSING. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LGEU AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2011
- Submitted
- August 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N15574
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145639
- Aircraft time
- 22,090 hours, 17,403 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Electronic Unit
- Part number
- 355022003
- Part serial
- 5002
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Landing Gear
- Part time
- 22,941 hours, 13,589 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.