Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 3, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N834AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145631
Aircraft time
20,362 hours, 17,089 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 4547 AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS LANDING GEAR DISAGREE MESSAGE. THE LANDING GEAR SYMBOL ON EICAS SHOWED IN TRANSIT ORANGE THEN RED FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BOS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX PROXIMITY SWITCH CONNECTOR LOOSE. RETIGHTENED CONNECTOR AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTRACTION / RETRACTION IAW EMB AMM 32-30-00. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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