Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 27, 2014
Submitted
April 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14168
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500840
Aircraft time
21,758 hours, 13,334 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
23092027005
Part serial
1018656005
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
21,758 hours, 13,334 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD A LOUD SOUND ON GEAR EXTENSION, AND AFTER LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT, FOUND THE ACTUATOR ASSY ON THE RML GEAR TO BE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND R & R THE RMLG LEG AND MANEUVERING ACTUATOR, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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