Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 12, 2009
Submitted
January 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120299
Aircraft time
24,551 hours, 26,178 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR RETURN, UPON CLIMB AND RETRACTION OF THE GEAR THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE LT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE GEAR THEN EXTENDED NORMALLY. MX WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND BOTH LT UPLOCK SENSORS LOOSE. MX TIGHTENED AND ADJUSTED SWITCHES IAW MM 32-60. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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