Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 10, 2005
Submitted
May 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145461
Aircraft time
10,389 hours, 8,178 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

FLIGHT 3018 CHS-LGA - THE FLIGHT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT CHS, AFTER NOSE GEAR RETRACTION, A LG/AIR GND FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED THE EICAS AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED ITSELF UPON LANDING. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND RESECURED THE CANNON PLUGS. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AN NO MESSAGES WERE PRESENT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 145 AMM 32-60.

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