Service difficulty report · Brake · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
November 2, 2007
Submitted
November 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145522
Aircraft time
12,870 hours, 9,887 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
12,010 hours, 8,795 cycles
Part
Brake
Part number
3635001003
Part serial
00473A
Condition
Faulted
Location
Flap Xmsn
Part time
1,065 hours, 749 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STL TO DSM - DURING CLIMB-OUT OF STL, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED FLAP FAIL EICAS MESSAGE. CAPTAIN RAN QRH AND IT WAS DECIDED TO RETURN TO STL. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN STL AND WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE CMC MESSAGES AND FOUND A CMC MESSAGE FOR FLAP JAMMING. THE FAULT WAS TRACED TO THE RT FLAP TRANSMISSION BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE WAS REPLACED. THE FLAPS WERE RIGGED AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE AND THE FLAP SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.

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