Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 23, 2010
Submitted
May 25, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145345
Aircraft time
23,858 hours, 19,453 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,032 hours, 18,800 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
20017500
Part serial
NOTSERIALIZED
Condition
Dirty
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

CREW REPORTED THAT ON LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AT AROUND 120KTS, BUT ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 40KTS THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CREW ALSO REPORTED THAT THE BRAKE TEMPERATURES FOR THE OUTBOARD BRAKES NEVER ROSE WHILE THE INBOARD BRAKE TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE ORANGE BAND. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE CMC FOR FAULTS AND FOUND A CMC MESSAGE OF "BRAKE PPTRAN3 FAIL". THE CONNECTOR FOR THE NR 3 PEDAL POSITION TRANSDUCER WAS CLEANED AND RESECURED AND RESET THE BCU WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED DURING TAXI CHECKS.

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