Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 4, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N380SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145613
Aircraft time
16,310 hours, 11,939 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,248 hours, 12,291 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15793101
Part serial
1514
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder
Part time
10,353 hours, 6,884 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 5284, STL TO BDL, DURING CRUISE AT FL340, THE CREW RECEIVED A RUDDER SYS 1-2 INOP EICAS MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY AUTOPILOT AND YAW DAMPER FAIL. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE RUDDER 2 BUTTON WAS RELEASED WHICH THEN RESTORED POWER TO THE RUDDER 1 SYSTEM. THE FLIGHT THEN DIVERTED TO CMH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM TO THE PRESSURE SWITCH FOR THE RUDDER SYSTEM 2. AFTER REPLACING THE PRESSURE SWITCH THERE WERE NO FURTHER MESSAGES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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