Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
May 26, 2011
Submitted
May 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N381SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145619
Aircraft time
23,915 hours, 18,996 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,803 hours, 18,448 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
792254
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AN ELECTRICAL ABNORMAL AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS NOT ARMED MESSAGE ON EICAS DURING FLIGHT. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KIND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EIC ESSENTIAL INTERCONNECTION CONTACTOR, AND DURING OPERATIONAL CHECKS, BOTH THE BATTERY 1 & 2 SWITCHES WERE FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. BOTH THE BATTERY SWITCHES WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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