Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 29, 2005
Submitted
December 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16559
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145603
Aircraft time
8,127 hours, 6,468 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
2225ON030301
Part serial
00402
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
11,383 hours, 8,509 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2102, DURING DESCENT, THE CREW REPORTED THAT A RAPID AND COMPLETE DECOMPRESSION WITH PASSENGER OXYGEN MASK DEPLOYMENT AT 17000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC AND ELECTROPNUEMATIC OUTFLOW VALVES, AND DIGITAL CONTROLLER. THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SATISFACTORILY TEST FLOWN, AND WAS THEN APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE REMOVED DIGITAL CONTROLLER WAS TESTED, FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, AND REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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