Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 20, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145293
Aircraft time
20,854 hours, 19,160 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,820 hours, 14,644 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
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

FLIGHT 7794, YYZ TO IAD. AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO UP THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE ON EICAS AND THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YYZ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCHES, RESET POWER AND THE SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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