Service difficulty report · Control Lever · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 17, 2010
Submitted
April 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145497
Aircraft time
20,968 hours, 19,829 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,315 hours, 19,666 cycles
Part
Control Lever
Part number
3631101005
Part serial
0559
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
20,963 hours, 19,841 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND A RUMBLE COULD BE HEARD AND FELT. THE CREW INSPECTED THE WINGS DURING FLIGHT AND FOUND THE FLAPS SLIGHTLY EXTENDED WITH A ZERO INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLAP HANDLE WAS CYCLED AND THE FLAPS FULLY RETRACTED AND THE NOISE STOPPED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLAP HANDLE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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