Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 24, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500829
Aircraft time
10,548 hours, 9,931 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Prox Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 7978 RIC LANDING GEAR AIR/GND DISAGREE MESSAGE ON THE EICAS AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE NLG WOW PROXIMITY SENSOR CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE AND THAT THE RH MLG AIR/GND PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. CORRECTIONS WERE MADE AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD AS PER AMM PROCEDURES.

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