Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 4, 2012
Submitted
October 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13969
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145141
Aircraft time
32,717 hours, 24,644 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
429516
Part serial
120
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brakes
Part time
23,162 hours, 18,951 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI, BRAKES REQUIRED 50-60 PERCENT ACTUATION ON PEDALS TO ENGAGE FOLLOWED BY BRAKE DEGRADED MESSAGE WHICH CLEARED. ON GATE RETURN, BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ABOVE 5 KTS. AND REQUIRED USE OF EMERGENCY BRAKE. MX R & R THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT WITH TAXI AND OPS CHECKS SUCCESSFUL. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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