SDR SWIA972593

Service difficulty report · Strap · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
May 22, 2001
Submitted
May 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161CA
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120143
Aircraft time
28,826 hours, 34,424 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Strap
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR SELECTED UP, HAD A HIGH FREQUENCY THUMPING NOISE. RETURNED TO SFO. WHEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN NOISE WENT AWAY. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BONDING STRAP BROKEN. INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL END ON NLG BONDING STRAP AND RE-SECURED.

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