Service difficulty report · Strut · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 14, 2011
Submitted
December 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145486
Aircraft time
25,503 hours, 20,672 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,076 hours, 19,697 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND FAIL MESSAGE ON APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ITS DESTINATION, KCLE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND PERFORMED A WOW SIMULATION. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. DUE TO RELATED HISTORY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KSDF MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOW HARNESS DUE TO CHAFING. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOW HARNESS DUE TO CMC MESSAGING. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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