Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 1, 2012
Submitted
August 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N276SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145348
Aircraft time
27,030 hours, 21,949 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,882 hours, 20,359 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15793101
Part serial
0692
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rudder
Part time
3,072 hours, 2,841 cycles
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 THAT DURING CLIMBOUT, AT 10,000 FEET, RECEIVED A RUDDER SYSTEMS 1/2 INOP MESSAGE, AUTO-PILOT FAIL, AND YAW DAMPER FAIL MESSAGES. THE CREW FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE AUTO-PILOT FAIL AND YAW DAMPER FAIL MESSAGES CLEARED WHILE THE RUDDER SYSTEM 1/2 FAIL DID NOT. THE CREW RAN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND ALL MESSAGES CLEARED. AT 14,000 FEET THE RUDDER SYSTEM 1/2 INOP MESSAGE RE-APPEARED. THE CREW RAN THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AGAIN AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. THE CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SAFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO CMH. CMH MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH THE RUDDER 1 AND RUDDER 2 PRESSURE SWITCHES. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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