Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
January 2, 2013
Submitted
January 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000163
Aircraft time
15,584 hours, 12,256 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Loose
Location
Landing Gear
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

CREW REPORTED LG WOW FAIL MESSAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED ONCE THE LANDING GEAR WAS FULLY RETRACTED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO IND WITH EMERGENCY VEHICLES ROLLED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE R1 AND R2 WOW SENSORS SLIGHTLY LOOSE, MAINTENANCE DISCONNECTED, CLEANED AND RECONNECTED THE SENSORS PER EMB AMM. MAINTENANCE CLEANED THE STRUTS AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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