Service difficulty report · Connector · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 8, 2018
Submitted
March 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N690AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500858
Aircraft time
32,724 hours, 28,450 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Spoiler Actuator
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

EICAS SPOILER FAILED MESSAGE WITH SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, DURING CLIMB OUT. HAPPENED AROUND 3000 FEET, SPOILERS FELT DEPLOYED, CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED IAW QRH. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 27-63-00-810-802-A AND DETERMINED TO BE TRANSITORY CONDITION. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF ALL SPOILER PROXIMITY SENSORS AND FOUND GLYCOL INSIDE FOUR CONNECTOR PLUGS FOR THE PROXIMITY SENSORS. CLEANED THE CONTAMINATION AND PERFORMED A SPOILER SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 27-63-01. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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