Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
June 27, 2023
Submitted
July 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N27190
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500934
Aircraft time
39,265 hours, 26,293 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3634501001
Part serial
03914
Condition
Leaking
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

FLAP FAIL ON EICAS AFTER FLAPS RETRACTED. RETRACTING THE FLAPS FROM 9 TO 0 AND IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED FAIL AND THE INDICATION DASHED OUT AND KEPT THE AIRCRAFT BELOW 250 KNOTS. CREW REPORTED NO HARD OR OVERWEIGHT LANDING "REPLACED FPDU. REPLACED FECU. PERFORMED ZERO RIGGING ON BOTH L/H AND R/H FLAPS, OPS CHECK SAT. R/R FPDU OPS C/K FAIL. FECU FAIL MESSAGE ON CMC. R/R FECU DID NOT FIX . FLAP LOW SPEED AND FLAP FAIL MESAGES SHOW ON EICAS. R/R FECU. OPS CHECK REVEALED NO ""FLAP LOW SPEED"" MESSAGE BUT ""FLAP FAIL"" MESSAGE ON EICAS REMAINS. FURTHER GVI ON R/H FLAP MECHANICAL SYSTEM REVEALED THE FFS SECTION 1 WAS UNDER SEVERE TENSION AT 45 DEGREES. REMOVED FFS SECTION 1. REPLACED R/H FFS SECTION 1. OPS CHECK SAT. INSPECTED R/H FFS SECTION 1 INSTALLATION, OPS CHECK SAT PERFORM THE FLAP ZERO RIG. PERFORMED THE FLAP ZERO RIGGING.OPS CHECK SAT. INSP THE FLAP ZERO RIGGING. OPS CHECK SAT. PERFORMED BOTH L/H AND R/H FLAP ZERO DEGREE RIGGING, OPS CHECK SAT. INSPECTED BOTH L/H AND R/H FLAP ZERO DEGREE RIGGING, OPS CHECK SAT. R/H INBD FLAP ROOT ACTUATOR LEAKING. REPLACED R/H INBD FLAP ROOT ACTUATOR AND ANGLE GEAR BOX AND C/W BOTH L/H AND R/H ZERO RIGGING. C/W INSTALLATION INSPECTION OF R/H INBD FLAP ROOT ACTUATOR AND GEAR BOX OPS CHECK GOOD AND C/W RIGGING INSP. PERFORMED R/H INBD FLAP ACTUATOR OPS CHECK, OPS CHECK SAT. INSPECTED R/H INBD FLAP ACTUATOR OPS CHECK, OPS CHECK SAT. FLAP MOTOR DRIVE UNIT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. R/R FPDU. OPS CHECK AND FOLLOW ON REQUIRED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK ON FPDU AND PERFORMED ZERO RIGGING ON BOTH L/H AND R/H FLAPS, OPS/RIGGING CHECK SAT. INSPECTED OPS CHECK OF FPDU AND PERFORMED ZERO RIGGING ON BOTH L/H AND R/H, OPS/RIGGING CHECK SAT.

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