Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 2, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145513
Aircraft time
19,317 hours, 14,362 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
18,313 hours, 17,449 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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RECEIVED A LG AIR/GND FAIL EICAS MESSAGE. THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED WITH THE LEVER DOWN. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCHES FOR THE WOW SYS AND THE AIR/GROUND MESSAGE WENT AWAY. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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