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FAA incident report · EMB ERJ 170-100SU · Portland, ME · February 6, 2007

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Date
February 6, 2007 · 16:37 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Aircraft
N801MA
Reported as
EMB ERJ170100SU
Reported engine
GE CF34*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
N801MARegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2017 · Embraer ERJ 170-100SUS/N 17000012 · Built 2004Airframe modelEmbraer ERJ 170-100SUEngine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) This office notified by new england region operations center that republic 3360, E170 inbound to Portland, Maine reported a problem with the slats. Pilot executed a missed approach, circled around for awhile then reported the slats out of service. Aircraft landed runway 29 without incident at 1637 EST, 2/6/07. This inspector spoke with local maintenance provider and republic maintenance control. Both aircraft maintenance entities informed this inspector taht a clear discrepancy could not be found, and when the aircraft was subjected to a warm up period the slat system functional check was satisfactory. Aircraft logbook discrepancy as follows: "slat fail illuminated on final when flap handle was selected. Flaps moved normally, however no slat movement." Corrective action as follows: "trouble-shot system: performed slat ace clear inhibits test & brake release test I.a.w. f.I.m. taxk 27-81-810-802-A. Cycled slats/flaps 10 times with anti-ice on & off. Ops check good, inspected slat tracks actuators, skew sensors & drive shafts, no defects noted." This inspector notified republic airlines p.m.I., p.o.I., p.a.I., FAA aai 100 and NTSB.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS OFFICE NOTIFIED BY NEW ENGLAND REGION OPERATIONS CENTER THAT REPUBLIC 3360, E170 INBOUND TO PORTLAND, MAINE REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE SLATS. PILOT EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH, CIRCLED AROUND FOR AWHILE THEN REPORTED THE SLATS OUT OF SERVICE. AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 29 WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1637 EST, 2/6/07. THIS INSPECTOR SPOKE WITH LOCAL MAINTENANCE PROVIDER AND REPUBLIC MAINTENANCE CONTROL. BOTH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENTITIES INFORMED THIS INSPECTOR TAHT A CLEAR DISCREPANCY COULD NOT BE FOUND, AND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECTED TO A WARM UP PERIOD THE SLAT SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK DISCREPANCY AS FOLLOWS: "SLAT FAIL ILLUMINATED ON FINAL WHEN FLAP HANDLE WAS SELECTED. FLAPS MOVED NORMALLY, HOWEVER NO SLAT MOVEMENT." CORRECTIVE ACTION AS FOLLOWS: "TROUBLE-SHOT SYSTEM: PERFORMED SLAT ACE CLEAR INHIBITS TEST & BRAKE RELEASE TEST I.A.W. F.I.M. TAXK 27-81-810-802-A. CYCLED SLATS/FLAPS 10 TIMES WITH ANTI-ICE ON & OFF. OPS CHECK GOOD, INSPECTED SLAT TRACKS ACTUATORS, SKEW SENSORS & DRIVE SHAFTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED." THIS INSPECTOR NOTIFIED REPUBLIC AIRLINES P.M.I., P.O.I., P.A.I., FAA AAI 100 AND NTSB.