Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2006
Submitted
January 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500827
Aircraft time
4,730 hours, 3,392 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15H0048PH
Part serial
0061
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
4,755 hours, 3,409 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, STARTED TO TURN TO THE ASSIGNED HEADING OF 190 DEGREES, THE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD 2 MESSAGES ON THE EICAS, THE FIRST ONE READ RUDDER SYSTEMS 1-2 INOPERATIVE, THE OTHER ONE READ, AUTOPILOT FAIL, FOLLOWED BY YAW DAMPER FAIL. DECIDED TO STOP THE CLIMB AND LEVELED AT 14000 FEET. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THE AVAILABLE CHECKLISTS, DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AND PROCEEDED TO DO AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCHES.

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