What was found
DURING MX BASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE LT MLG WEIGHT ON WHEEL SWITCH 50GB PINS ARE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R LT MLG PROXIMITY SWITCH 50GB IAW JIC 32-61-00. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2012
- Submitted
- January 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N348AE
- Make and model
- Aerosp ATR72212
- Aircraft serial
- 349
- Aircraft time
- 33,679 hours, 37,744 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- DHE1148
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Mlg Wow
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.