Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
September 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145264
Aircraft time
23,431 hours, 20,609 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
80050701
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4436 THE CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LEVELING OFF AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 AT 215 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS INADVERTENTLY OPENED. SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO 185 KNOTS AND CYCLED LANDING GEAR. THE GEAR CYCLED NORMALLY AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS CLOSED. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO BNA. THE LANDING WAS NOT OVERWEIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE PROXIMITY SWITCH REF DATA EMB-135 AMM 32-61-01. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/ RETRACTION TEST IAW EMB-135 AMM 32-30-00. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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