SDR SWIA972192

Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 11, 2000
Submitted
December 20, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120269
Aircraft time
23,340 hours, 28,823 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
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

FELT AND HEARD A STRONG VIBRATION AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. HAD A LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT (A SYSTEM). CYCLED GEAR, VIBRATION STOPPED. HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS WHEN GEAR CAME UP THE VIBRATION STARTED AGAIN AND CONTINUED UNTIL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. RED GEAR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED UNTIL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND HAD 3 GREEN. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR A SYSTEM UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW MM 32-61-01. LANDING GEAR INDICATION AND OPERATION CHECKS GOOD. ABLE TO DUPLICATE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE CAUSING VIBRATION. DOOR OPS GOOD WITH NEW PROXIMITYSENSOR.

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