Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
October 28, 2009
Submitted
October 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816MA
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000037
Aircraft time
13,686 hours, 9,770 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Emergency Brakes
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED THEY RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT RELEASED MESSAGE WHILE IN FLIGHT. CREW DIDN'T DECLARE EMERGENCY BUT HAD FIRE TRUCKS ROLLED, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT CHS. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE ACFT TO TROUBLESHOOT. MX CLEANED & RESECURED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS PER AMM. ACFT WAS THEN RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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