Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
December 20, 2009
Submitted
December 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14933
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145018
Aircraft time
25,552 hours, 23,706 cycles
Part
Ground Wire
Part number
W502003624BL
Condition
Defective
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CR
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 2963, THE CREW REPORTED A SPOILER FAIL AND SPOILER OPEN INDICATION IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, CLEANED ALL PROXIMITY SWITCH CONNECTOR, REPAIRED A DEFECTIVE GROUND WIRE ON THE LT INBOARD SPOILER PROXIMITY SWITCH, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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