Service difficulty report · Fitting · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
November 28, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
17,290 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Fitting
Part number
B108042
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Air Filter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH LT AND RT PYLON TORQUE MOTOR CONTROLLER FITTING AIR FILTERS HAVE COLLAPSED. ACFT WAS DUE FOR N1 VISIT, AND TASK CARD 37-36-11-06-001AC-01 CALLED FOR THE CLEANING OF BOTH FILTERS. UPON DISCOVERING THEIR CONDITIONS, THEY WERE BOTH REPLACED. THESE FILTERS ARE ROUTINELY CHANGED ON B-CHKS, TASK CARD 37-36-11-06-001-01/02, VENDOR CODE 73030.