Service difficulty report · Disconnect Unit · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
July 14, 2014
Submitted
July 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11155
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145782
Aircraft time
29,981 hours, 17,127 cycles
Part
Disconnect Unit
Part number
14537755403
Part serial
1451216031
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Part time
4,346 hours, 3,399 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 ON ARRIVAL WHEN THE AUTOPILOT WAS DISCONNECTED, THE CAPTAIN LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE AILERONS DURING SHORT FINAL. F/O'S SIDE HAD MINIMAL INPUT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R & R THE AILERON DISCONNECT UNIT, AND AS A PRECAUTION THE DISCONNECT CABLE. THE UNITS WERE OPS TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, ACFT TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORILY, AND WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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