Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
November 25, 2014
Submitted
November 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145656
Aircraft time
28,837 hours, 25,194 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 33,000 FEET WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE & THE ACFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE. SUSPECTED GEAR DOOR OPEN. RETURNED FOR LANDING, GEAR EXTENSION WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL. NLG DOORS STAYED OPEN WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. R & R NLG DOOR SEQUENCE PROX SWITCH IAW AMM 32-63-03, DID NOT FIX. R & R LG SOLENOID VLV IAW AMM 32-33-04. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. SOLENOID PN 2225-0100-003 & SN 470. CHECK VLV ASSEMBLY 4 PN 22410001001 & SN 2022.

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