Service difficulty report · Uplock · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
December 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12530
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145533
Aircraft time
18,949 hours, 18,043 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,082 hours, 14,860 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
23092900401
Part serial
1713
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
18,949 hours, 18,043 cycles
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 THAT THEY RECEIVED A LANDING GEAR LEVER DISAGREE MESSAGE UPON GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOWED IN TRANSIT UPON A SECOND GEAR RETRACTION. THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO KMKE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THEY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH THE LANDING GEAR SHOWING DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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