SDR SWIA971994

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
September 26, 2000
Submitted
September 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161CA
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120143
Aircraft time
27,160 hours, 32,071 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, BOTH SYSTEM A LIGHTS (GREEN AND RED) FOR NOSE GEAR ILLUMINATED. GEAR CYCLE ATTEMPTED, ALL RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED EXCEPT RED NOSE A DISAGREEMENT. NO GREEN LIGHTS. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, PROBLEM CLEARED. PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THEN CLEARED. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS (NO DEFECTS). SWITCHED DOWN A AND B PROX SENSORS FOR TEST FLIGHT. TEST FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.

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