Service difficulty report · Rod · Emb ERJ170100LR

Difficulty date
March 17, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100LR
Aircraft serial
17000007
Aircraft time
1,522 hours, 1,004 cycles
Part
Rod
Part number
17039237901
Condition
Broken
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
1,522 hours, 1,004 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT SLOWED TO 210KTS & DESCEND 7000 FEET. FLAPS HANDLE SELECTED TO FLAPS 1. AN EICAS MESSAGE PRESENTED FLAPS FAIL. THE INDICATION ON THE CORRESPONDING DISPLAY UNIT SHOWED SLATS 3 AND FLAPS 0 (YELLOW INDICATION). RAN THE FLAPS FAIL CHECKLIST. F/A PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED ON 9R WITH FLAPS 0 AND NO OTHER ABNORMAL EVENTS. A/C WAS UNDER MAXIMUM LANDING WEIGHT. TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS. TROUBLESHOT FOUND BOTH LEFT I/B FLAP ROD ASSEMBLIES, P/N 170-39237-901 WERE BROKEN. REMOVED & REPLACED BOTH LEFT I/B FLAP CONTROL RODS. REMOVED & REPLACED BOTH SHIMMY DAMPNERS, P/N 2244A0000-03, S/N 00141 AND S/N 00138. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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