Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
October 5, 2013
Submitted
October 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407YX
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000370
Aircraft time
58 hours, 32 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
8000306
Part serial
F2297
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
60 hours, 33 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT APPROXIMATELY 12000 FT, CREW RECEIVED LANDING GEAR WOW SYS FAIL MESSAGE FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS. MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND CREW BELIEVED IT TO BE AN ERRONEOUS MESSAGE. CAPTAIN LOOKED AT MFD AND NOTICED THAT ON THE STATUS PAGE THE L1, R1 AND FWD CARGO BIN DOOR SATUS INDICATORS WERE DISPLAYING AMBER DASHES. CAPTAIN TRIED TO ARM THE AUTO BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT ARM. CREW ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND, DECLARED AN EMERGECY AND RAN THRU THE QRH. CREW RETURNED AND LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND R & R PROX SENSOR IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.

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