Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 14, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145443
Aircraft time
26,717 hours, 21,868 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,064 hours, 17,980 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
CS500060D4A
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 2 Tat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
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 THAT DURING FLIGHT RECEIVED A "TAT 2 HEAT INOP" MESSAGE. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE MESSAGE THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE COCKPIT AND PART OF THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THAT THE SMOKE SMELLED ELECTRICAL. THE CREW DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TOTAL AIRCRAFT TEMPERATURE NUMBER RELAY (K0494) AND ITS SOCKET TO BE BURNT. MAINTENANCE PULLED AND COLLARED THE TOTAL AIRCRAFT TEMPERATURE NUMBER 2 SENSOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DEFERRED THE SYSTEM. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED ON 3/14/2012 BY REPLACING THE RELAY AND ITS SOCKET. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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