Service difficulty report · Warning System · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 4, 2011
Submitted
October 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145241
Aircraft time
28,254 hours, 22,577 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,638 hours, 17,131 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoiler Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 DESCENT, RECEIVED A SPOILER FAIL MESSAGE ON THE EICAS. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND DISCOVERED THAT THEIR LANDING DISTANCE WOULD BE LONGER PER THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE CORRECT VAPP AND VREF SPEED SET ON THE PFD. THE CREW EXECUTED A GO-AROUND, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND RAN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK ITEMS AGAIN WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE EMBRAER FIM TASK AND FOUND THE MESSAGE TO BE A TRANSITORY CONDITION PER EMB FIM 27-63-00-810-802-A. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE SPOILER SYSTEM WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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