Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 13, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145486
Aircraft time
10,728 hours, 8,543 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nlg
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 3320 CHS-CLT - ON TAKEOFF, RIGHT AT ROTATION, RECEIVED AN LND AIR/GND/FAIL EICAS MESSAGE. THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE EICAS INDICATED THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER CHECKED THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO CONFIRM ALL THE GEAR WAS DOWN. RETURNED FOR LANDING IN CHS WITHOUT EVENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, HOWEVER THE RESPONSE WAS CANCELLED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDING SAFELY AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ALL FIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS AND CONNECTORS. ALL LOOKED GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE NLG PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS COVERED IN A VERY THICK GREASE. CLEANED THE SENSOR AND TOOK THE AIRCRAFT ON A TEST FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT PASSED ALL CHECK FLIGHT TESTS.

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