Service difficulty report · Antenna · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14168
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500840
Aircraft time
13,474 hours, 8,026 cycles
Part
Antenna
Part number
11032801
Part serial
3449
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elt
Part time
13,473 hours, 8,025 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 2586 IAH-IND, THE CREW REPORTED AN EXCESSIVELY LOUD NOISE IN THE AFT CABIN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ELT ANTENNA, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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