Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 25, 2005
Submitted
January 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12540
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145537
Aircraft time
7,289 hours, 5,724 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15793101
Part serial
13641375
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EWR - CO2514, CREW REPORTED, ON SHORT FINAL, AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED, YAW DAMPENER FAIL, AND RUDDER SYSTEM NR 1 AND NR 2 FAIL INDICATION, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCHES. OPS CHECKED GOOD, REQUIRES SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT. FLEW AIRCRAFT AND FOUND TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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