Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 17, 2004
Submitted
May 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N844MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145481
Aircraft time
6,546 hours, 6,073 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
852701
Part serial
A19854
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg Door
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

CLT - YYZ, DURING TAKEOFF CLIMBOUT THE NLG DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE DURING RETRACTION. THE A/C RETURNED TO THE FIELD, RECEIVED A VISUAL CONFORMATION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER THAT THE DOORS WERE IN FACT OPEN AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE SELECTOR VALVE AND CONTROL LEVER BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OLD PARTS WERE RE-INSTALLED AND THEN MX FOUND THE UPLOCK PROX SENSOR HAD A BROKE WIRE. MX REPLACED THE PROX SENSOR AND OPS CHECKD GOOD.

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