Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 2, 2009
Submitted
May 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13969
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145141
Aircraft time
23,872 hours, 17,595 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
13BF7184
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2447 - STL - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, ACFT EXPERIENCED AN ABRUPT UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. IMMEDIATELY CREW PRESSED STEERING DISCONNECT TRIGGER AND BROUGHT ACFT TO STOP. CREW WAS UNABLE TO USE TILLER NOR CLEAN STEERING INOP MESSAGE ON EICAS. EWR MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER AND STEERING MANIFOLD AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK SUCCESSFULLY. ACFT WAS APPROVED TO RETURN TO SERVICE.

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