Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Emb ERJ170100LR

Difficulty date
February 25, 2005
Submitted
February 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100LR
Aircraft serial
17000056
Aircraft time
600 hours, 409 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
1700637
Part serial
2688
Condition
Binding
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
600 hours, 409 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLIGHT 7740 ORD-DFW - ON FINAL APPROACH INTO DFW, THE FLAPS FAILED AT THE SLAT 3/ FLAP 0 POSITION. FLAP FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. THE APPROACH WAS ABORTED WHILE THE QRH WAS WORKED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DFW UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO IND FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FLAP SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RIGHTHAND INBOARD FLAP ANGLE GEARBOX TO BE BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHTHAND INBOARD FLAP ANGLE GEARBOX IAW EMB 170 AMM 27-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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