What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF WITH GEAR UP, FELT A THUMPING UNDER THE ACFT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE THUMPING CONTINUED UNTIL GEAR WAS DOWN. REPLACED RT MLG UPLOCK BOX IAW MM 32-33-10. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2014
- Submitted
- December 10, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N618AE
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145097
- Aircraft time
- 37,341 hours, 34,060 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplock
- Part number
- 23092900001
- Part serial
- 339
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.