Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
April 11, 2010
Submitted
April 13, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14943
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145040
Aircraft time
23,944 hours, 23,136 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
92185A010200
Part serial
00348
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
14,334 hours, 10,591 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

MEM - FLIGHT 2249, DURING DESCENT THE CREW REPORTED THAT AUTO PRESSURIZATION FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MEM WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE THE CREW PLACED THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION ON MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DIGITAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, REMOVED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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