Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2008
Submitted
May 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145488
Aircraft time
17,110 hours, 15,612 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,368 hours, 15,467 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
14521492405
Condition
Corroded
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 7827, CMH TO IAD - ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LDG GEAR LEVER DISAGREE MESSAGE AND RED HATCHED BOX FOR NOSE WHEEL INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND THE CREW WENT THROUGH THE QRH CHECKLISTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO 200KTS AND THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK INDICATION HARNESS CONNECTOR LOOSE. THE CONNECTOR WAS SECURED AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. THROUGH FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK HARNESSES WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED AND WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TWO NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK PROX SWITCHES WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND WERE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE TWO HARNESSES AND PROX SWITCHES THERE WERE NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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