Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 20, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13970
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145146
Aircraft time
27,651 hours, 20,720 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
852701
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 2689, DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED "SPOILER OPEN" AND "SPOILER FAIL" MESSAGES. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER PROXIMITY SWITCH, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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