Service difficulty report · Indicator · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
July 1, 2015
Submitted
July 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
047
Aircraft time
36,150 hours, 42,625 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
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

FLIGHT 7804 EN-ROUTE, AIR TURN BACK DISCREPANCY. AFTER DEPARTURE & AFTER LG RETRACTION, THE LG BRAKE TEMP HOT CAUTION INDICATION ALERT ILLUMINATED. REFERENCED THE QRH CHECKLIST & RE-EXTENDED THE GEAR. AFTER THE RECOMMENDED TIME FRAME THE BRAKE TEMP HOT CAUTION INDICATION DID NOT EXTINGUISH. ELECTED TO RETURN, NO EMER WAS DECLARED & ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THE BRAKES WERE GOOD & DEFERRED THE BRAKE TEMP INDICATOR. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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