# SDR SIMA20170113002

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 13, 2017
- Submitted: January 16, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N645AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N645AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145212
- Aircraft time: 39,703 hours, 36,235 cycles
- System (JASC): [3200 · Landing Gear System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3200)
- Part: Landing Gear
- Condition: Malfunctioned
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20170113002

## Discrepancy

AFTER TAKE OFF,  WENT TO SELECT GEAR UP. HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WAS ABLE TO BRING HANDLE UP, BUT LOUD CRACKLING NOISE AND LANDING GEAR AIR / LAND FAIL MESSAGE. SELECTED GEAR DOWN, RECEIVED 3 GREEN, LOCKED & LANDED.  FOUND THREE LOOSE FASTNERS ON TOP AFT SIDE OF PANEL 114AZ, SECURED FASTNERS IAW AMM 53-11-04.  PERFORMED THREE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OPERATIONAL TEST IAW AMM 32-30-00 OPS CHECKED GOOD , COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. FOUND SYSTEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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