Service difficulty report · Warning System · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 7, 2005
Submitted
April 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145513
Aircraft time
9,071 hours, 7,403 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE CRUISING AT FL350 BOTH AMBER GUST LOCK WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE RUN, WHICH AT THE END STATED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONTROL WERE CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED THEM ABOUT THE DIVERT TO IND. AN UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING AT IND WAS COMPLETED. IN ADDITION TO WRITING UP THE GUST LOCK PROBLEM, THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS ALSO WRITTEN UP. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ELECTROMECHANICAL GUST LOCK SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 140 MM 77-71-00-2.

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