Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2012
Submitted
March 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145379
Aircraft time
28,167 hours, 23,099 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,347 hours, 13,843 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
429516
Part serial
812
Condition
Faulty
Location
Brake System
Part time
21,206 hours, 16,349 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AFTER LANDING, THE CAPTAIN'S LEFT BRAKE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 80 KNOTS. THE BRAKES BEGAN WORKING AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO 20 KNOTS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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