Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
May 17, 2009
Submitted
May 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12946
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145052
Aircraft time
22,454 hours, 21,460 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
1170A350001
Part serial
00238P
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
20,977 hours, 18,039 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 2941, THE CREW REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ACFT JOLTED TO THE RT AND THEY RECEIVED A STEER INOP MESSAGE ON THE ECIAS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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