Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB120

Difficulty date
December 23, 2013
Submitted
December 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120
Aircraft serial
120329
Aircraft time
35,728 hours, 49,988 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LG WOULD NOT COME UP UNTIL DOWN LOCK RELEASE SWITCH WAS PRESSED. THE GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY FOR LANDING. FLT 5335 REPLACED THE NLG PROXIMITY SENSOR & PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS, LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OPERATES NORMALLY. OPERATIONS CHECKED, PN ZS-00417-02.

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