# SDR SIMA20130117002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 17, 2013
- Submitted: January 18, 2013
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N620AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145102
- Aircraft time: 33,154 hours, 29,951 cycles
- System (JASC): [3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3230)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20130117002

## Discrepancy

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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