Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 16, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145569
Aircraft time
22,469 hours, 16,505 cycles
Engine time
18,761 hours, 13,856 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CR
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

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KSTL THE CREW RECEIVED A LG AIR/GND FAIL MESSAGE AND AN ENG 1/2 REVERSER DISAGREE MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. UPON A VISUAL INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE OF THE AIR/GROUND SYSTEM IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT WOW NR 2 PROX SWITCH HAD A CRACKED FACE AND THE CONNECTOR WAS FULL OF WATER. THE RT WOW NR 1 PROX SWITCH CONNECTOR WAS ALSO FOUND FULL OF WATER AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HARNESS CHAFED THROUGH TO THE WIRE, AND THE CONNECTOR CORRODED. AT THIS TIME THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH WIRE W019 HARNESS AND NOSE LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH WERE REPLACED PER EMB AMM 32-63-02-4. THE RT MLG PROX SWITCH WOW NR 1 AND NR 2 WERE REPLACED AS WELL PER AMM 32-63-01. THE RT WOW NR 1 AND NR 2 PROX SWITCH CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND PROTECTED PER AMM 32-60-00-2 AND THE SYSTEM TESTED. THE AIR/GROUND SYSTEM PASSED THE OPS TEST AT THIS TIME. AT THIS TIME AN OPS TEST OF THE REVERSER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED AND IT CHECKED NORMALLY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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