Service difficulty report · Pressure Sensor · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145169
Aircraft time
23,026 hours, 16,426 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
10,759 hours, 8,691 cycles
Part
Pressure Sensor
Part number
2014AB
Part serial
798
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
23,036 hours, 16,435 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 3080, SDF TO LGA - WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL130 THE CREW RECEIVED AN AMBER CAB ALT MESSAGE ON EICAS, AND RETURNED TO SDF. THE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY WHEN TESTED AND THE AUTO SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED. THE AUTO SYSTEM DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED IN SDF ON 4/3/2009 WHEN THE CPAM WAS REPLACED AND THE AUTO SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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