Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 18, 2003
Submitted
May 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120347
Aircraft time
10,167 hours, 14,064 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Prox Sensor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTS ON TAKE OFF, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT UNLESS OVER-RIDDEN, ALSO BOTH FLIGHT - IDLE UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD GO OUT 3-6 MINS INTO FLIGHT.INSPECTED ALL GEAR PROX SENSORS AND CANNON-PLUG CONNECTIONS, FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOW PROX SENSOR CONNECTOR BEHIND GEAR IN NACELLE, FULL OF WATER. CLEANED CANNON PLUG AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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