Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
May 3, 2009
Submitted
May 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000077
Aircraft time
11,013 hours, 5,845 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
8001901
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMB, LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. CONFIRMED GEAR FULLY LOCKED AND EXTENDED, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND VERIFIED THE NLG STRUT SERVICE. THE NEXT FLIGHT, THE GEAR WOULDN'T RETRACT AGAIN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IND AND THE NLG WOW PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED 3 GEAR SWINGS, ALL SATISFACTORY.

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