Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
May 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
22,340 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Sensor
Part number
1716280A
Condition
Failed
Location
Slat Skew
Stage of operation
NR
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) A "SLAT FAIL" EICAS MESSAGE ON THE GROUND. ON THE 3RD A LT WING OTBD SLAT SKEW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ALSO, RIGGING CHECKS WERE CARRIED OUT AND FAULT CLEARED. THE FOLLOWING DAY FLYING THE SAME MESSAGE APPEARED AND MAINTENANCE WAS SENT TO FIX THE FAULT. THEY FOUND 2 OTHER SKEW SENSORS AT FAULT AND REPLACED THEM. THE LT INBD AND THE RT OTBD. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS NO AIR TURN BACK BUT DUE TO CONSECUTIVE FLIGHT "SLAT FAIL", FLIGHT CONTROL, WARNINGS AND 3 OF THE SAME PARTS IN THE SYS REPLACED.