Service difficulty report · Terminal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 26, 2025
Submitted
June 9, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947JX
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145610
Aircraft time
41,788 hours, 32,847 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED-WHILE AT FL360 EN ROUTE TO LAS, AUTOPILOT FAILED FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE SYSTEM FAILURES EMBLEMATIC OF A DC BUS1 FAILURE EVEN THOUGH DC BUS 1 FAIL DID NOT APPEAR ON THE EICAS. SYSTEMS INCLUDED TRIM, PRESSURIZATION , HYDRAULICS, FLAPS, SPOILERS, ETC…ALSO INCLUDED ANTI-ICE, SPS, LG AIR/GND FAIL. REFERENCE AWM 24-61-50, SHEET 1 OF 3, PAGE 2, DATED JUN 08/09. REGARDING CABLE “W130-0001-4”, FOUND CABLE TERMINAL CONNECTED TO “TB0021” TO BE CRIMPED INCORRECTLY. METAL PART OF RING TERMINAL WAS CRIMPED ONTO INSULATION OF CABLE “W130-0001-4”, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONTACT AND POWER LOSS OF ELECTRICAL DC BUS 1 IN FLIGHT. REMOVED CABLE “W130-0001-4” ASSEMBLY FROM AIRCRAFT, INSTALLED NEW 4 GAUGE CABLE AND CRIMPED NEW RING TERMINALS TO EACH END OF CABLE. INSTALLED TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF DC BUS 1 POWER FED COMPONENTS. TESTED ESSENTIAL BUS POWER TRANSFER AND MONITORED FOR FUNCTION AND CONSISTENT POWER OF ALL AFFECTED SYSTEMS- ALL CHECKS GOOD. CABLE FABRICATION AND REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED

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