Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 21, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27190
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500934
Aircraft time
11,361 hours, 6,169 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15H0048PH
Part serial
0425
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
11,361 hours, 6,169 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2633, THE CREW REPORTED A RUDDER 1-2 INOP MESSAGE ON EICAS DURING CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 & NR 2 RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCHES, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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