What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A RUDDER 1 & 2 INOP MESSAGE IN CLIMB AT FL340. SWITCHING SYS 2 OFF CAUSED SYS 1 TO WORK NORMALLY. THE ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX REPLACED THE RUDDER 2 PRESSURE SWITCH AND OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- April 21, 2011
- Submitted
- April 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N12122
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145XR
- Aircraft serial
- 145684
- Aircraft time
- 23,701 hours, 12,827 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn AE3007A
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 15H0048PH
- Part serial
- 0470
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 8,626 hours, 6,993 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.