Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145768
Aircraft time
19,325 hours, 17,023 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,472 hours, 15,331 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
BWT138003
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, F
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, RECEIVED AN AILERON MIS-TRIM MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY AN AUTO-PILOT FAIL. THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE AILERONS WERE BINDING AND THEY HAD TO BE FORCED FREE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN KDCA WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KCMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. KCMH MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN DUCT, JUST ABOVE THE AILERON CABLES, HAD COME DETACHED, SOAKING THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH CONDENSATION. RE-ATTACHED THE RIGHT RECIRCULATION FAN DUCT. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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