Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
January 16, 2008
Submitted
February 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145079
Aircraft time
20,927 hours, 20,421 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4025, CREW REPORTED AFTER THEY SELECTED GEAR DOWN. A LANDING GEAR/LEVER DISAGREE MESSAGE APPEARED. THE MESSAGE REMAINED DURING TRANSIT AND AFTER LOCKED INDICATION. MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS AFTER IN TRANSIT LIGHTS WENT OUT AND 3 GREEN INDICATIONS WERE ILLUMINATED. INITIATED GO-AROUND, PROCEEDED TO INITIATE THE EMERGENCY/ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DID NOT HAVE FUEL TO DO FLY BY AFTER FOLLOWING ALL PROCEDURES. LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DURING OPS CHECK FOUND DOWN OVERRIDE SWITCH TO BE POSITIONED IN THE WRONG POSITION. AFTER PUTTING SWITCH TO NORMAL, OPERATION CHECK WAS GOOD IAW 32-30-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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