Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145602
Aircraft time
23,392 hours, 19,729 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8005701
Part serial
A23252
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 3293 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF, AFTER RETRACTING GEAR THE WIND NOISE IN COCKPIT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY LOUD. UPON ACCELERATION, THE NOISE GOT EXTREMELY LOUD, NOT NORMAL. ALL 3 GEAR INDICATIONED UP. ALL INDICATIONS ON HYD PAGE OF MFD WERE NORMAL. NOISE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE NOSE AREA. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSED AFTER RETRACTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW EMB 140 AMM 32-61-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD, THE GEAR SWING TEST WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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