Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
September 30, 2009
Submitted
October 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N376SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145578
Aircraft time
21,062 hours, 15,550 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
18,875 hours, 15,259 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15793101
Part serial
NOTTRACKED
Condition
Defective
Location
Rudder
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 5344 STL TO RDU. IN FLIGHT AT FL330 THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED AN AUTO PILOT FAIL AND YAW DAMPER FAIL MESSAGE FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER WITH A RUDDER 1-2 INOP MESSAGE. THE CREW RAN THE QRH PROCEDURE AND DIVERTED TO SDF. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE WIRING FROM THE PRESSURE SWITCHES TO THE DAU, AND THE RUDDER PCU SOLENOID TO THE BULKHEAD WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THEN THE DAU NR 2 WAS REPLACED AND BOTH RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCHES WITH NEWER STYLE SWITCHES. THE TEST FLIGHT THAT FOLLOWED WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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