Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
March 19, 2009
Submitted
March 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120299
Aircraft time
24,960 hours, 26,573 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF, APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER THE OUTBOARD ANTI-SKID INOP LIGHT TURNED ON, THEN OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE INABILITY TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE OUTBOARD INOP LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, THEN OFF. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER THEY TRIED TO MOVE THE GEAR HANDLE UP AND IT DID NOT MOVE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE LT & RT PROXIMITY SWITCH CONNECTORS IAW GLA GMM 9.3.0. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AND WAS SATISFACTORY.

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