Service difficulty report · Velocity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2008
Submitted
January 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145847
Aircraft time
8,881 hours, 7,278 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
8,891 hours, 7,284 cycles
Part
Velocity Sensor
Part number
3633501003
Part serial
05589
Condition
Failed
Location
T/E Flap
Part time
8,894 hours, 7,287 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CVG TO IND - ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS DURING CLIMB AND RECEIVED A FLAP FAIL EICAS MESSAGE. RAN ALL APPLICABLE QRH CHECK LISTS, RETURNED TO FIELD, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DUPLICATED THE FLAP FAIL WITH A RIGHT TRANSMISSION BRAKE FAIL WHILE ON THE RAMP BUT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSIDE THE HANGER THE FLAP SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE THEN FLUSHED AND SERVICED ALL FLAP ACTUATORS AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. ON TAXI OUT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER FLAP FAIL AND THE CMC HAD MESSAGES FOR THE RT VELOCITY SENSOR AND RT TRANSMISSION FAIL. THE VELOCITY SENSOR WAS THEN CHANGED AND THE FLAP SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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