Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 3, 2018
Submitted
June 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14542
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145547
Aircraft time
39,588 hours, 31,235 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
39807
Part serial
1404
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake Sys
Part time
37,756 hours, 29,127 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 THE MAIN BRAKES WERE LESS EFFECTIVE THAN NORMAL, ALMOST FEELS LIKE THEY WERE OVERHEATED AND GLAZED ON THE DISCS. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OTBD BRAKE CONTROL VALVE, OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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