Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 26, 2008
Submitted
April 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N297SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145522
Aircraft time
18,115 hours, 13,475 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
1,364 hours, 634 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
8005701
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5302 STL TO AUS - DURING TAKEOFF ROLE, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A SPOILER TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION MESSAGE ON THEIR EICAS. AT THAT POINT THE CREW DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND RETURN TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NUMEROUS PROXIMITY SWITCHES CONTAMINATED WITH DE-ICING FLUID. MAINTENANCE CLEANED ALL SPOILER PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND CONDUCTED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

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