Service difficulty report · Computer · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 28, 2005
Submitted
December 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145535
Aircraft time
11,466 hours, 9,105 cycles
Part
Computer
Part number
701700082430
Part serial
01064601
Condition
Failed
Part time
10,340 hours, 8,322 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CRUISE ALTITUDE, IC1 FAN FAILURE. IMMEDIATELY, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF AUTOPILOT & YAW DAMPER, ASSOCIATED MESSAGES PRESENTED ON EICAS. F/O TOOK MANUAL CONTROL, RAN CHECKLIST FOR AUTOPILOT FAILURE. ALSO, FAILURE OF PITCH TRIM MAIN & BACKUP SYS. EICAS SHOWED BOTH FAILED. RAN QRH PROCEDURES, STARTED DESCENT. CHECKLIST STATES, PULL F11 & C24 CIRCUIT BREAKERS AT SAFE ALTITUDE. AT FL280, PULLED & RESET BREAKERS, THEN RESET PITCH TRIM MAIN & BACKUP SYSTEMS. SYSTEMS SEEMED TO WORK. F/A PREPARED CABIN FOR POSSIBLE DIVERSION. MX ADVISED, NO HISTORY OF OCCURRENCE ON THIS A/C. SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MX FOUND IC600 FAN FAILED. REMOVED & REPLACED IC600, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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