Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 25, 2017
Submitted
May 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18557
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145596
Aircraft time
36,098 hours, 27,687 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
429516
Part serial
0379
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brakes
Part time
20,644 hours, 15,836 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED BRAKE DEGRADED MESSAGE ON EICAS WHEN GEAR LOWERED. VERY POOR BRAKING AND BRAKED PULLED SEVERLY TO THE LEFT. MX PERFORMED GVI OF BRAKES, INSPECTED AND CLEANED BRAKED CONTROL VALVE CONNECTORS DOWNLOADED BCU, MESSAGES INDICATED RT PRESSURE (INBD) ISSUE. BLED BRAKES, REPLACED BCU AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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