Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
October 30, 2020
Submitted
November 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145740
Aircraft time
40,229 hours, 36,185 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg Uplock
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PDIS 656 32-30 2415291 30OCT20 CLT. CLOSE ON GEAR RETRACTION LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM NOSE GEAR AREA. NOISE WAS CONTINUOUS UNTIL GEAR WAS CYCLED, HAS HISTORY FROM 06OCT20. FACT 31OCT20 02:32 SBY. REFERRING MTL 2017-E-7. INSPECTED MLG UPLOCK BOXES AND NLG UPLOCK BOX FOUND CANNON PLUG ON THE NLG UPLOCK BOX LOOSE. REMOVED AND CLEANED CANNON PLUGS, PER SWPM 20-50-00. RECONNECTED BOTH CANNON PLUGS. PERFORMED RETRACTION AND EXTENSION. OPERATIONS CHECK, IAW AMM 32-30-00. NO THUMPING OR OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE AT THIS TIME.

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