Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145241
Aircraft time
26,471 hours, 21,062 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,381 hours, 17,684 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8005701
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nlg
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

CREW REPORTED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE MESSAGE THEN CLEARED UNTIL THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK AT CLE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS PROX SWITCH FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROX SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS PROX SWITCH HARNESS AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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