Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 9, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
30,193 hours, 27,370 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Engine time
27,282 hours, 27,254 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 THE ACFT HAD A SLIGHT UNINTENDED ROLL TO THE LT DURING DESCENT. THE CREW FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE SPOILERS SHOWED OPEN WITH THE HANDLE IN THE CLOSED POSITION. THE SITUATION WAS REMEDIED & THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PERFORMED THE GND SPOILER SYS ADJUSTMENT TEST WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE SPOILER PROXIMITY SWITCHES WERE CLEANED. THE SPOILER ACTUATORS, HINGES & ATTACH POINTS WERE INSPECTED, ALL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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