What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT OF STL, CREW HEARD BANGING NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR WITH GEAR RETRACTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT NLG FWD DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH AND CONNECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM PROCEDURES. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2008
- Submitted
- October 8, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N819HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145062
- Aircraft time
- 25,146 hours, 21,446 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Proximity Switch
- Part number
- 800571
- Part serial
- 9472
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.