Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
February 9, 2019
Submitted
February 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145748
Aircraft time
34,336 hours, 31,505 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT AT 10000 FEET 290 KIAS. CA & FO HEARD BANGING SOUND 5 TIMES. SOUNDED LIKE NOSE GEAR UNCOMMANDED EXTENSION, TRIED TO BANG THROUGH NOSE DOORS UNCOMMANDED.-C/A-PERFORMED GVI OF NLG, NLG DOORS, AND NLG WHEEL WELL. NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND RH MLG UPLOCK BOX CANON PLUGS TO PROX SWITCHES LOOSE. INSPECTED, TESTED SWITCHES AND REINSTALLED CANONPLUGS IAW SWPM 20-50-00 AND AMM 32-63-05.. OPC GOOD IAW AMM 32-30-00. C/W CMC DOWNLOAD IAW W/C 45-900-00. FOUND 1 HIT FOR CMC MSG "LG RIGHT UP PROX SW FAIL". T/S IAW FIM 32-61-00-810-803-A AND FOUND CANON PLUGS P0047 AND P0048 ON THE RH UPLOCK BOX PROX SWITCHES TO BE LOOSE. EXAMINED CANAON PLUGS, NO CORROSION FOUND. C/W PROX SW FNC ON BOTH SWITCHES WITH GSE 212 IAW ETN-EM-32-245. BOTH PROX SWITCHES TESTED GOOD. RECONNECTED CANON PLUGS IAW SWPM 20-50-00 AND CONFIRMED PROPER TIGHTNESS. NO OTHER FAULTS FOUND USING FIM. C/W MLG PROX SWITCH SYS FNC WITH GSE 344 IAW AMM 32-63-05-700-802-A AND C/W PROX SW FNC ON NLG WOW PROX SW WITH GSE 212 IAW ETN-EM-32-245. NO OTHER PROX SW SYS FAULTS FOUND AT THIS TIME. C/W LG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS OPS CHECK IAW AMM 32-30-00-700-801-A THREE TIMES INCLUDING WAIT PERIODS TO ALLOW NLG TIME TO FAIL. NO FAILURES OCCURED. ALL LG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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