Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2011
Submitted
December 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N21197
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500947
Aircraft time
16,355 hours, 8,930 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15H0048PH
Part serial
0947
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
11,866 hours, 6,496 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB THE CREW REPORTED A RUDDER OVERBOOST INDICATION ON THE EICAS DISPLAY. THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MX REPLACED THE RUDDER NR 1 PRESSURE SWITCH, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS AND CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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