Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 16, 2012
Submitted
May 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662EH
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145777
Aircraft time
21,527 hours, 18,702 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
14521585405
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 2990 THE CREW REPORTED AFTER LIFTING OFF THE GROUND, SELECTED GEAR UP. AS THE GEAR WAS RETRACTING RECEIVED A LANDING AIR/GND FAIL EICAS CAUTION MESSAGE APPEARED. AFTER RECEIVING MESSAGE, GLANCED DOWN AND NOTICED ONE GEAR INDICATING UP AND THE OTHER TWO INDICATING IN TRANSIT. AS SOON AS NOTICED THIS, ALL THREE INDICATED UP. THEN THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY UPON RETRACTION WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LANDING AIR/GND FAIL MESSAGE, WHICH ONLY STAYED ON A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE IT EXTINGUISHED. THE MESSAGE NEVER CAME ON AGAIN. ALSO, THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY UPON EXTENSION. THE CREW PERFORMED A TOWER FLY BY. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AIR/GROUND PROXIMITY SWITCH NR 1 HARNESS IAW AMM 32-00-03. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAWW AMM 32-63-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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