Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
February 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145544
Aircraft time
22,772 hours, 16,726 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,522 hours, 17,041 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR AND RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING RETRACTED. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND CONTINUED TO INDICATE THAT IT WAS NOT RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE CMC FOR RELATED MESSAGES WITH NONE PRESENT. THE PROX SWITCH CONNECTORS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND RECONNECTED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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