Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
July 6, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
11,754 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Sensor
Part number
5912847
Condition
Failed
Location
Slats
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EN ROUTE, 10 MINUTES INTO CRUISE, AUTOPILOT DISCONNECTED ASSOCIATED WITH WITH A SLAT FAIL AND SPOILER FAULT. ATC WAS ADVISED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A ZERO FLAP/SLAT LANDING CARRIED OUT WITH THE ACFT REMAINING ON THE RUNWAY WITH ERS MEETING THE ACFT. THE NR 2 BRAKE WAS INITIALLY VERY HOT AND SMOKING. ONCE THE BRAKES COOLED TO WITHIN OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THE ACFT TAXIED TO THE GATE. WHILE IN CRUISE EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED "SLAT FAIL", "SHAKER ANTICIPATED", "AP FAIL", "SPOILER FAULT", "AOG LIMIT FAIL". EMERGENCY 0 FLAP LANDING CONDUCTED. REPACED RT SLAT POSITION SENSOR UNIT IAW AMM 27-83-06. TESTS SERV.