Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 27, 2011
Submitted
March 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145593
Aircraft time
24,094 hours, 18,912 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,901 hours, 19,001 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS277891A
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
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

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CREW RECEIVED "LANDING GEAR LEVER DISAGREE" WARNING MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. CYCLED THE GEAR PER THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK, ALL THREE GEAR WERE STILL SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW THEN RETURNED TO KCMH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND THE GEAR DOOR OVERRIDE SWITCH OUT OF POSITION. PLACED THE OVERRIDE SWITCH TO "NORMAL" AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS. THE GEAR SWINGS WERE FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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