Service difficulty report · Override Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 24, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145461
Aircraft time
26,051 hours, 21,142 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,890 hours, 19,942 cycles
Part
Override Switch
Part number
MS277891A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE A PREVIOUS ISSUE OF A SUSPECTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SOLENOID VALVE WAS REPLACED. DURING A CHECK FLIGHT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS DID NOT CLOSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR OVERRIDE SWITCH, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCH, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR RELAY (K0642). OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. A TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND WAS FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

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