Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
July 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145074
Aircraft time
33,869 hours, 31,405 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION, NOTICED A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM NOSE GEAR WELL. CONTINUED FLIGHT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF GEAR. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK OF GEAR WOW PROXIMITY SWITCHES, NLG DOOR SEQUENCE SWITCH, UPLOCK SWITCHES, AND DOWNLOCK HARNESSES IAW MM 32-63-05. RT MLG UPLOCK "B" SHOWED FAULTY . WHEN RT UPLOCK BOX HOOK IS TRIPPED, "B" SENSOR NEVER SHOWS TARGET NEAR. SWAPPED HARNESSES "A" TO "B" AND VERIFIED SENSOR IS WORKING. PROBLEM IS HARNESS. R & R THE RT MLG UPLOCK BOX IAW AMM 32-33-10. PROXIMITY SENSOR, OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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