Service difficulty report · Warning System · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
January 29, 2026
Submitted
February 2, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N486QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500840
Aircraft time
1,133 hours, 910 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
No Discrepancy
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT FL410 WE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. ACFT OVERSPEED TWICE WITH 10KTS IAS ABOVE VMO. SPEED BRAKES DEPLOYED WITH IDLE THRUST TO ATTEMPT TO COUNTERACT CONDITION. OVERSPEED LASTED APPROX 3 SECS EACH WITH AT LEAST 2 AURAL WARNINGS OF HIGH SPEED EACH TIME. AT FL410 ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. GOT +/-300 FT DEVIATIONS & ACFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL PITCH & ROLL CHANGES. INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT DUE TO LACK OF CONTROL, & HAD AP, YD, AHRS 1/2 & SWPS FAIL CASS PRESENT. ABLE TO GET TO FL260 & THEN THE CASS MESSAGES WENT AWAY, WITH ALL SYS INDICATING NORMAL. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTICED AFTER TURBULENCE EVENT. POWERED ACFT ON EXTERNAL POWER. TECHS PERFORMED AHRS OPS TEST IAW MM 34-21-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEPOWERED ACFT. POWERED ACFT ON GPU POWER & AGAIN PERFORMED THE OPS TEST OF AHRS IAW MM 34-21-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED. DEPOWERED ACFT. SINCE NO DEFECTSNOTED, ACFT IS TO BE RELEASED & FAULT MONITORED. CONTACTED MCC DISCUSSED FINDINGS. MCC AGREED WITH CONTACT CENTER & ADVISED THAT NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED.

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