Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 20, 2013
Submitted
May 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145381
Aircraft time
30,913 hours, 26,750 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
29,972 hours, 25,295 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
15793101
Part serial
1283
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Part time
6,319 hours, 6,166 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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 THEY RECEIVED A YAW DAMPNER FAIL MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A RUDDER SYSTEM ONE AND TWO INOPERATIVE MESSAGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SYSTEM, HOWEVER, THE MESSAGES RETURNED. DISPATCH AND THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE FIELD. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND EXPERIENCED NO ADVERSE EFFECTS WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RELAYS K0364 AND K0365 AND THE RUDDER SYSTEM NUMBER TWO PRESSURE SWITCH.

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