Service difficulty report · Transducer · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
December 17, 2009
Submitted
December 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824MD
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000045
Aircraft time
12,870 hours, 8,281 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
140265
Part serial
416
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
3,499 hours, 8,281 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 LT BRAKE FAULT MSG WHILE AT CRUISE, MSG CLEARED UPON DESCENT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT MKE. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE A/C TO TROUBLESHOOT AND FOUND THE LT OUTBOARD WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER AT FAULT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT OUTBOARD WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER PER EMB AMM. A/C WAS THEN RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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