Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 12, 2007
Submitted
December 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145345
Aircraft time
18,287 hours, 14,967 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
7,114 hours, 6,212 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
8005701
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

CLE TO DCA. ON APPROACH TO DCA, CREW RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT TO IAD DUE TO ITS LONGER RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOADED THE CMC AND INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCHES AND HARNESSES AND FOUND A NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH WITH A BROKEN PIN LODGED IN THE HARNESS. THE PROX SWITCH AND HARNESS WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.

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