Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 25, 2013
Submitted
December 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13202
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500962
Aircraft time
20,570 hours, 11,953 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
14533022409
Part serial
326037724500964
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Spoilers
Part time
20,571 hours, 11,954 cycles
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

DURING CRUISE THE CREW NOTED AN UNCOMMANDED DEPLOYMENT OF THE SPOILERS. THE CREW PULLED BREAKERS F13, F14 AND F20 HOWEVER THE FAILURE INDICATION REMAINED AND THE CREW ELECTED TO DIVERT, WHERE THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SPOILER CONTROL UNIT, PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF THE SPOILER SYSTEM AND CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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