Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N935AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500920
Aircraft time
17,981 hours, 15,148 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
852701
Part serial
A15264
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3927, AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR AIR/GND FAIL EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED WHEN LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTED E1-2 REV DISAGREE EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. DURING APPROACH WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN, E 1-2 REV DISAGREE DISAPPEARED AND GEAR INDICATIONS SHOWED DOWN AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH THE CONTINUING "LG AIR/GND FAIL" BEING DISPLAYED. DID A "LOW PASS" OVER FIELD AND THE TOWER SAID THE GEAR APPEARED NORMAL. ON SECOND APPROACH THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN OF THE MAINS WERE NORMAL THEN WHEN NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG WEIGHT ON WHEELS PROXIMITY SWITCH IAW AMM 32-63-02. OPS CHECKED GOOD AND THRUST REVERSERS OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 78-31-01. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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