Service difficulty report · Strut · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 20, 2009
Submitted
February 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N572RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500828
Aircraft time
11,735 hours, 9,865 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
15,112 hours, 12,464 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
1172C000002
Part serial
SP88704
Condition
Underserviced
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,742 hours, 9,871 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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION THE CREW RECEIVED A L/G AIR/GND FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY E1-2 REVERSE DISAGREE MESSAGE. THE CREW RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND BOTH MESSAGES CLEARED ON GEAR EXTENSION. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDING OR CENTERING PROPERLY. THE NOSE STRUT WAS SERVICED AND A LOOSE CONNECTOR ON THE RT AFT DOWN LOCK SENSOR WAS RE-SECURED. ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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