Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
July 13, 2015
Submitted
July 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16147
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145749
Aircraft time
33,321 hours, 19,145 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
142093
Part serial
495
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brake
Part time
19,692 hours, 11,764 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE BRAKES SLOW TO RESPOND AND REDUCED BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS ON LANDING. NOTED: BRAKES FEEL SPONGY AND OPERATING OUTSIDE OF WHAT FEELS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE R & R THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT AND BLED BRAKES WITH OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR SERVICE.

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