Service difficulty report · Transducer · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 6, 2017
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12552
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145583
Aircraft time
36,308 hours, 28,054 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
140197
Part serial
3773
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Brakes
Part time
36,308 hours, 28,054 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

PILOT REPORTED: AT TAXI SPEED WHEN THE PLANE HITS A BUMP IN THE PAVEMENT, ALSO RANDOMLY WITHOUT PRESSURE CHANGES ON THE BRAKE PEDALS THE PLANE SEEMS TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE BEING DEMANDED AND FEELS LIKE IT IS ROLLING FREELY AS IF THE WHEEL LOCK PROTECTION IS COMING ON. WHEN IT RE-ENGAGES IT ENGAGES GRABBING THE BRAKES AND ACFT SHUTTERS. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 & 3 WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS AND BLED BRAKES WITH TAXI AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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