Service difficulty report · Flap · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 11, 2010
Submitted
June 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
16,830 hours, 14,553 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,147 hours, 17,339 cycles
Part
Flap
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHILE ON DESCENT INTO DCA WHEN THE CREW ATTEMPTED DEPLOY THE FLAPS TO 9 DEGREE POSITION, A FLAP LOW RATE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED FOLLOWED BY A FLAP FAIL MESSAGE AND THE FLAPS CONTINUED TO INDICATE ZERO. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAD, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET THE FLAP SYSTEM AND CYCLED THE FLAPS THROUGH TWO COMPLETE CYCLES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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