Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 25, 2011
Submitted
October 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145871
Aircraft time
16,232 hours, 14,101 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,065 hours, 20,253 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
PE9150421
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 UPON GEAR RETRACTION THERE WAS A LOUD RUSHING WIND NOISE BELOW THE FLIGHT DECK. GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE UP AND LOCKED. THE CREW RETURNED TO KSAV AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KCMH WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. CMH MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RELEASE VALE ON THE FORWARD RIGGING DOOR AND REPLACED THE FUSELAGE DRAIN VALVE. PERFORMED MULTIPLE LANDING GEAR EXTENSIONS AND RETRACTIONS, AS WELL AS PRESSURIZATION CHECKS. ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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