Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 31, 2011
Submitted
August 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16546
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145562
Aircraft time
20,159 hours, 15,835 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2930003102
Part serial
5693
Condition
Sticking
Location
Fuel System
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

TYS A/C DIVERTED INTO TYS FROM ORD WITH A EICAS MESSAGE OF FUEL X-FEED FAILURE. THE CREW HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A E2 LOW FUEL PRESSURE MESSAGE ON THE EICAS, CYCLED ALL THE PUMPS AND THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEN THE CREW DIVERTED INTO TYS WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CROSS FEED VALVE IAW EMB 145 AMM 28-21-04. OPS CHECK GOOD AND WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

More about the Emb EMB-145LR