Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 12, 2013
Submitted
May 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145321
Aircraft time
31,092 hours, 27,773 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
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.

What was found

DURING CLIMB THE THE FLIGHT CREW GOT AN LANDING GEAR/AIR FAIL EICAS MESSAGE AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM ORD TO STL GEAR DOWN. MAINTENENCE INSPECTED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR PROX SWITCH, REPAIRED WIRING ON THE NLG WOW PROX SWITCH, REPINNED THE LEFT MLG WOW PROX SWITCH CONNECTOR. GEAR SWING CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT FLEW A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS GOOD.

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