Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 13, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145531
Aircraft time
33,321 hours, 29,656 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

WHILE ON FINAL FOR LANDINGGEAR DOWN AND FLAPS SET 22*, THER WAS A FAST CLUNKING SOUND 3-4 TIMES IN A ROW. WE DID A LOW APPROACH AND HAD TOWER LOOK FOR ANYTHING ABNORMAL. WE CAME BACK AROUND AND LANDED UUNEVENTFUL. AFTER PARKING AT GATE, ENGINES OFF AND ON GROUND PPOWER, THE CLUNKING SOUND HAPPENED AGAIIN LASTING ABOUT 10 SECONDS. IT WAS HEARD OUT FRONT BY F.O. AND INSIDE BY MYSELF AND MY FLIGHT. C/A-INSPECT NOSE LANDING GEAR BAY FOR UPLOCK CONDITION. PERFORMED GVI TO NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. DUPLICATED SOUND BY CYCLING CIRCUIT BREAKER A30 WHILE HYDRAULICS PUMPS WERE ACTIVATED. UPON FUTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK AND DOWNLOCK PROX. SWITCH CONNECTORS TO BE LOOSE RECONNECTED CONNECTORS IAW AMM 32-61-01 STEP 3.I.(2) AND (4) AND AMM 32-61-02 STEP 3.I.(3) AND (5).

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