What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT RAM AIR VALVE PROFILE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT RAM AIR VALVE PROFILE IAW EMB 170 SRM 51-41-01. THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE IN HEAVY CHECK.
- Difficulty date
- December 8, 2012
- Submitted
- December 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N801MA
- Make and model
- Emb ERJ170100SU
- Aircraft serial
- 17000012
- Aircraft time
- 21,925 hours, 16,336 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2120 · Air Distribution System
- Part
- Profile
- Part number
- 17092968
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Ram Air Valve
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.