Service difficulty report · Adc · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
June 26, 2011
Submitted
June 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16112
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145660
Aircraft time
24,634 hours, 13,341 cycles
Part
Adc
Part number
7014700626
Part serial
02096578
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1
Part time
24,637 hours, 13,343 cycles
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

ORD FLT 6116 THE CREW REPORTED AT FL360 HAD A AIRSPEED MISCOMPARE OF 7 KNTS. INITIATED A SLOW DESCENT AND RECEIVED A HIGH SPEED BULLET WITH ASSOCIATED ROLL. DESCENDING THRU FL340 CAPTAINS AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WENT BLANK. ALL AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DATA RESTORED AS CREW CONTINUED THE SLOW DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED INTO FSD AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE AIR DATA PROCESSOR UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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