Service difficulty report · Transducer · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
May 10, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15527
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145413
Aircraft time
17,446 hours, 15,104 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
18,453 hours, 16,110 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
20017500
Condition
Failed
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING THE CREW REPORTED THAT HIGH SPEED BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. BOTH BRAKE PEDALS WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE EFFECT. CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT BRAKING SEEMED TO IMPROVE AT LOWER SPEEDS. MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULTS ON THE CMC FOR BRAKE PPTAN 3 FAIL AND CONFIRMED THE FAULT THROUGH FIM 32-41-00-810-812-A. THE NR 3 PEDAL POSITION TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS TAXI CHECKED WITH THE ANALYZER SOFTWARE AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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