Service difficulty report · Uplock · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 17, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145102
Aircraft time
33,154 hours, 29,951 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
23092900001
Part serial
346
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 3564 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER THEY RETRACTED THE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW HEARD REPETITIVE BANGING NOISE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR CYCLED FROM UP & LOCKED TO IN TRANSITION BACK TO UP & LOCK EVERY 2 MINUTES. CREW TOOK DELAY VECTORS TO BURN OFF GAS - LANDED BELOW MAX LANDING WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED & REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX IAW EMB 145 AMM 32-33-10. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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