Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 7, 2009
Submitted
July 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145497
Aircraft time
19,295 hours, 18,109 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,169 hours, 15,156 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7871, JFK TO IAD. AFTER TAKE-OFF THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR UP AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DID NOT SOUND AS IF THEY HAD CLOSED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON TO ITS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN IAD MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED 10 GEAR SWINGS IAW MM 32-30-00 AND THE GEAR AND GEAR DOORS OPERATE NORMALLY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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