Service difficulty report · Contactor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 27, 2008
Submitted
August 6, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13949
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145057
Aircraft time
24,235 hours, 18,250 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
860CC01
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Electrical
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2350, THE CREW REPORTED THAT AT FL360, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FOR 10 SECONDS, POWER RETURNED FOR 2 SECONDS, WAS INTERMITTENT FOR 2 MINUTES WITH T/O CONFIG, AUTOPILOT, FLAPS, STALL WARNINGS. THE POWER WAS FINALLY RESTORED AFTER THREE MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE ESSENTIAL BUSS CONTACTOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (A)

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