Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 17, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
12071
Aircraft time
39,125 hours, 42,856 cycles
Part
Sensor
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

AIR RETURN, PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE GREEN "B" LIGHT ON THE LT MLG STAYED ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR CAME UP AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER RUNNING THE CHECKLIST, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. THEY PERFORMED AND EXTENSION BY FREEFALL CHECKLIST AND THE LANDING GEAR CAME DOWN SAFELY. MX REMOVED, CLEANED AND RE-INSTALLED THE LT GEAR UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK A AND B SYS PROXIMITY SENSOR HARNESS. CONNECTOR PLUGS IN THE LT WHEEL WELL. MX PERFORMED SEVEN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION CHECKS IAW MM 32-30-00. LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TESTS, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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