Service difficulty report · Contactor · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 10, 2015
Submitted
May 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N11164
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500817
Aircraft time
27,061 hours, 16,841 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
480CC01
Part serial
15993
Condition
Engaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B, J
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 A W/S 1 HEAT FAIL MESSAGE WITH A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND R & R THE NR 1 W/S TEMP CONTROLLER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. DURING GROUND OPS FOR FLIGHT 5912, THE CREW AGAIN REPORTED A W/S 1 HEAT FAIL MESSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND CONTACTOR K0001 TO BE NOT DISENGAGING. THE CONTACTOR AND W/S 1 TEMP CONTROLLERS WERE R & R, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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