Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
April 1, 2009
Submitted
April 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N872RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000143
Aircraft time
6,518 hours, 3,846 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH TO MCI, EICAS INDICATION MESSAGE HYD QTY 2 LOW. CREW CHECKED QTY SAW IT WAS ERRATIC BUT STABLE. CREW OPTED TO GO AROUND AND RUN THE CHECKLIST. THE CHECKLIST STATED ITS JUST AN ADVISORY MESSAGE, ALSO RAN THROUGH THE NO FLUID QUANTITY JUST AS A PRECAUTION TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH IT IN CASE SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY LOST. LANDED FLAPS FULL AND ONCE THE REVERSE AND SPOILERS DEPLOYED STEERING BECAME REALLY SLUGGISH BUT STILL WORKED. DISCREPANCY WROTE UP, MAINT WAS DISPATCHED AND SERVICED NR 2 HYD SYSTEM PER EMB AMM. AC RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.

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