SDR SWIA971526

Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
July 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271YV
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120271
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INFLIGHT UPON GEAR RETRACTION, NEEDED TO USE DN LOCK RELEASE OVERRIDE TO BRING GEAR HANDLE UP. UPON FLAP RETRACTION, TRIPLE CHIME AURAL WARNING FLAP ANNUNCIATED CONTINUIOUSLY. AGAIN WHEN THE AUTO FX SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF, WARNINGS CONTINUED. RETURNED TO PSP. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. FOUND GEAR WOULD NOT SWING WITHOUT OVERRIDE BUTTON. WITH NLG PROX SENSOR SLAVED IN AND TARGETED, GEAR SWINGS OK. REPLACED SENSOR, BUT SWING CHECKS BAD. CHECKED HARNESS WITH A NEW SENSOR AND CHECK OK. CHECKED TARGET THROUGH PROX SENSOR, TARGET NOT USEABLE. REPLACED RIGHT UPLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

More about the Emb EMB-120RT