Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000039
Aircraft time
11,416 hours, 7,669 cycles
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
2015G2H2H8
Part serial
0489
Condition
Burned
Location
Nr 2 Tat
Part time
725 hours, 418 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A/P STOPPED WORKING IN FLIGHT AND A/T FAIL MSG APPEARED AS WELL. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT A TAT FAIL MSG WAS PRESENT ALONG WITH A ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE A/C AND TROUBLESHOT PER EMB AMM. MTX FOUND BURNT CONNECTOR FOR TAT NR 2. MTX REMOVED AND REPLACED TAT NR 2 AND CONNECTOR, AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK PER EMB AMM. A/C RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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