Service difficulty report · Yaw Damper · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 25, 2011
Submitted
June 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145435
Aircraft time
25,302 hours, 20,522 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
12,173 hours, 11,157 cycles
Part
Yaw Damper
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB RECEIVED A RUDDER 1 AND 2 INOPERATIVE MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A YAW DAMPER AND AUTOPILOT FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. RETURNED TO KRDU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE RUDDER SYSTEM AND ISOLATED THE PROBLEM TO THE YAW DAMPER FUNCTION. THE YAW DAMPER WAS DEFERRED. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED IN KCMH ON 6/25/11 WHEN IT WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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