Service difficulty report · Computer · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13161
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500805
Aircraft time
15,552 hours, 8,362 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
7510100633
Part serial
03077126
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Anti Ice System
Part time
11,525 hours, 6,170 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MSY - FLIGHT 2270, DURING APPROACH INTO LCH, THE CREW REPORTED MINOR LOC DEVIATIONS TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THE DEVIATIONS BECAME WORSE UNTIL THE LOC WENT FULL SCALE RIGHT, THE CREW PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH IN LCH AND DIVERTED TO MSY PERFORMED LOC 19 WITH MINOR DEVIATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT CHASING THE NEEDLE, BROKE OUT OF CLOUDS TO A VISUAL APPROACH WITH AIRCRAFT LINED UP ON FINAL AND LOC BOUNCING LEFT AND RIGHT BETWEEN 1/2 TO 1 DOT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MSY WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED BOTH RNZ-85 UNITS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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