Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 23, 2011
Submitted
May 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145619
Aircraft time
23,909 hours, 18,990 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,796 hours, 18,442 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
14521585405
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt 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

CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE ON TAKEOFF AND REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. CREW NOTED THAT ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. RETURNED TO KORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NOSE STRUT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE THEN REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. WHILE CHANGING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, FOUND THE RIGHT WOW PROXIMITY SWITCH TO BE BAD AND THE W509 RIGHT WOW HARNESS TO BE INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE W509 RIGHT WOW PROXIMITY SWITCH AND THE RIGHT WOW HARNESS. OPERATIONAL AND TAXI CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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