Service difficulty report · Warning System · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
July 27, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805AN
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
40623
Aircraft time
12,786 hours, 1,386 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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, A VMO GEAR DOWN EICAS MESSAGE INCIDATION APPEARED AND THE CREW WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE AIR SPEED OVER 270 KNOTS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED FINDING NO MAINTENANCE MESSAGE OR STATUS IAW FIM 31-50-F1-14A-421A, AND ACCOMPLISHED A RESET OF THE OVERSPEED WARNING SYSTEM AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.

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