Service difficulty report · Electronic Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 3, 2010
Submitted
May 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145443
Aircraft time
22,402 hours, 18,291 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,477 hours, 15,579 cycles
Part
Electronic Unit
Part number
355022003
Part serial
1330
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
20,447 hours, 16,566 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF ON THE FERRY FLIGHT FROM IAH THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE UP POSITION AND A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK PROX SWITCHES ALONG WITH BOTH OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR PROX SWITCHES AND THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRONIC UNIT WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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