Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 22, 2014
Submitted
February 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120299
Aircraft time
34,708 hours, 34,622 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
12041125001
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF LT MAIN WHEEL WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED TO GEAR UP POSITION. BOTH A & B DISAGREEMENT LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE BOTH GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. GEAR WAS RE-CYCLED IN AIR IAW EAP-78 & RETRACTED PROPERLY AT THAT TIME. THE CREW DECIDED TO RTF DEN & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DURING DECENT THE NOSE GEAR SHOWED A DISAGREEMENT WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN. RED A & GREEN B LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. DESCENDING BELOW 1500 TRIPLE CHIME & AURAL WARNING, GEAR, WERE RECEIVED. PROCEEDED WITH CHECKLIST EAP-78 UNSUCCESSFULLY. PERFORMED EAP-76 GEAR EXTENSION BY ELEC OVERRIDE, ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL. FINALLY CONTINUED IAW GEAR EXTENSION BY FREEFALL, AFTER COMPLETION OF CHECKLIST ALL RED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED & ALL GREEN LIGHTS REMAINED ON. MX TROUBLESHOT TO NLG A DOWN LOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR. REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR PN 120-41125-001 IAW MM 32-61-01, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LG EXTENSION & RETRACTION THROUGH NUMEROUS OF LG EXTENSION & RETRACTION, NO FAULTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE, MLG DISCREPANCY, AT THIS TIME IAW MM 32-00-00.

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