Service difficulty report · Strut · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 19, 2009
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145606
Aircraft time
18,681 hours, 13,624 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,889 hours, 13,618 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
1170C000004
Part serial
00757
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Part time
18,688 hours, 13,628 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5298, STL TO PHL - THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ALONG WITH AN E1 AND E2 REVERSE DISAGREE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT WOULD NOT EXTEND OR RETRACT CORRECTLY, AND THE AIR/GROUND RELAY K0352 WAS REPORTED STUCK. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT WAS REPLACED, THE NOSE STRUT WAS FULLY SERVICED AND RELAY K0352 WAS REPLACED. THE AIR/GROUND SYSTEM THEN OPERATED NORMALLY.

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