Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 12, 2005
Submitted
January 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
8,400 hours, 6,914 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5880 ATL TO STL - AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AN LG AIR/GRD FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND INDICATED UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO IND AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE BRAKE SYSTEM DEGRADED AFTER LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AIR/GROUND WARNING SYSTEM SIMULATION AND ADJUSTMENT TEST IAW EMB 140 AMM 32-63-00. AIR/GROUND SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. CLEANED WOW SWITCHES ON GEAR.

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