Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
August 15, 2002
Submitted
August 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12967
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145133
Part
Switch
Part number
83990166
Part serial
0875
Condition
Faulty
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A NR 1 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER FAIL MESSAGE ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT GSO WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER ON MEL. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE NR 4 STOW AND TRANSIT, SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTING. THE AFFECTED SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED, THE MEL CLEARED, AND THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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