Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 25, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145304
Aircraft time
26,698 hours, 25,187 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,534 hours, 18,948 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
852701
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Rt Mlg
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 DURING CLIMB THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. RECEIVED A "LG/LEVER DISAGREE" MESSAGE ON THE EICAS AND THE THREE GEAR INDICATION BOXES WERE RED. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, ALL GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CREW RETURNED TO KMKE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT WOW NUMBER 1 PROXIMITY SWITCH TO BE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR NUMBER 1 PROXIMITY SWITCH AND PERFORMED SEVERAL LANDING GEAR SWINGS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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