Service difficulty report · Velocity Sensor · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
July 22, 2005
Submitted
July 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145661
Aircraft time
5,818 hours, 5,332 cycles
Part
Velocity Sensor
Part number
3633501003
Part serial
05190
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
5,795 hours, 5,313 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

WHILE DESCENDING OUT OF 12,000 FT, FLAP FAIL EICAS MESSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH SPS ADV MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. RAN QRH & ADJUSTED LANDING SPEEDS. NOTIFIED APPROACH CONTROL & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RAN CHECKLISTS, DESCENT & APPROACH. LANDING NORMAL, LONGER THAN USUAL. ROLLED OUT TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, 18R. FIRE DEPART ASKED A/C TO PARK ON A PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY & EXAMINED OUR BRAKES. ALL FOUR BRAKE SENSORS WERE INDICATING HIGH BRAKE TEMPS. FIRE DEPART MADE AWARE THAT RT BRAKE TEMP INDICATING 400 DEGREES & CHOCKED A/C UNTIL COOL BRAKES DOWN WITH A FAN. BRAKES COOLED DOWN RAPIDLY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 FLAP VELOCITY SENSOR IAW EMB 135 AMM 27-51-12. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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