Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb ERJ170100SU

Difficulty date
April 8, 2013
Submitted
April 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SU
Aircraft serial
17000160
Aircraft time
16,535 hours, 12,850 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Part
Actuator
Part number
4120T02P07
Part serial
APM297BH
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
16,535 hours, 12,850 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND, CREW HEARD AND FELT TWO POPPING SOUNDS AND A VIBRATION. ONE SECOND LATER THEY RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION ON EICAS OF ENGINE 1 FAIL. CREW LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE MASTER VG ACTUATOR ROD END & FUEL METERING UNIT BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL METERING UNIT & MASTER VG ACTUATOR PER EMB AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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