Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
February 22, 2019
Submitted
February 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17169
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500844
Aircraft time
33,445 hours, 22,249 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3603401005
Part serial
1762
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder
Part time
33,445 hours, 22,249 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

HYD 1 LO QTY EICAS IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY HYD SYS 1 FAIL MESSAGE. FOUND UPPER RUDDER ACTUATOR LEAKING. VERIFIED WITH SYS 1 PRESSURIZED. #1 HYD QUANTITY WAS NOT AT ZERO ON THE SERVICING GAUGE. PILOT SAID PRESS STARTED FLUXING TO ZERO 15 TO 20 MIN PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. WHILE DOING THE INSPECTION OF THE EDP FOUND THE #1 EDP LEAKING BETWEEN CASE HALVED. R&R #1 EDP AND #1 RUDDER ACTUATOR. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK OF EDP AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK / ADJUSTMENT TEST OF RUDDER ACTUATOR. RUDDER WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ADJUSTMENT PARAMETERS. OPS CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS SAT AT THIS TIME.

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