Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
May 28, 2009
Submitted
May 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
12071
Aircraft time
39,396 hours, 43,126 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Engine time
32,578 hours, 33,041 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
682012
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 13000 FT. THE TORQUE DROPPED TO 0% ON THE NR 2 ENGINE AND EEC AURAL AND ANNUNCIATOR WARNINGS WERE PRESENT WHEN THEY REACHED APPROXIMATELY 13,500 FT. ALL INDICATIONS FULLY RECOVERED 20 SECONDS LATER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE 14K ALTITUDE SWITCH I.A.W. MM 73-23-01. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WERE GOOD. MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 EEC SWITCH I.A.W. GMM VOLUME 6 12.9.0. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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