Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
March 19, 2011
Submitted
March 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145169
Aircraft time
27,573 hours, 20,566 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,698 hours, 19,180 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
D3899926KA98SN
Condition
Corroded
Location
Landing Gear
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 THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH INTO CAE, HAD WINDSHEAR WARNING DUE TO WEATHER AND ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, BUT 30 SEC LATER THERE WAS A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE AND BOTH MAINS SHOWED IN TRANSIT. A MINUTE AND A HALF LATER LEFT MAIN STOWED AND 30 SECONDS AFTER THAT THE RT GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRONIC UNIT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLIGHT, THE LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAULT RETURNED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING AT THE GATE. WHILE INSPECTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOW PROX SWITCH, THE CONNECTOR WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED, AND BOTH DOWNLOCK PROX SWITCHES ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE LOOSE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOW PROX SWITCH WAS CLEANED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK PROX SWITCHES WERE RE-SECURED.

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