Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 6, 2008
Submitted
February 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145488
Aircraft time
16,554 hours, 15,015 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,812 hours, 14,870 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8005701
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt 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

IAD TO GSO - AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR UP, A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON EICAS AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT IAD. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE AIR/GROUND SYSTEM AND FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS PROX SWITCH FAULTY. AFTER REPLACING THE PROX SWITCH, THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND THE AIR/GROUND SYSTEM AND LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.

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