# SDR SIMA200631704

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 11, 2006
- Submitted: December 14, 2006
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N842AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N842AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-135KL
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-135KL](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135kl) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 145673
- System (JASC): [2751 · Trailing Flap Position Indicating System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2751)
- Part: Sensor
- Part number: 3633501003
- Part serial: 05845
- Condition: Faulty
- Location: Lt Te Flap
- Part time: 309 hours, 319 cycles
- Stage of operation: DE
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: N
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA200631704

## Discrepancy

FLAP FAIL MESSAGE ON DESCENT THROUGH 16,000 WITH VMC-ICING CONDITIONS.  NO EMERGENCY DECLARED.  THE FLAPS DID NOT MOVE WHEN 9 DEGREES POSITION WAS SELECTED.  RMU AND EICAS BOTH INDICATED ZERO, ONLY MESSAGE WAS FLAP FAIL.  COMPLIED WITH AMERICAN EAGLE DOCUMENT EM-27-010.  TROUBLESHOT, IAW FIM 27-51-00-810-516-A.  REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FLAP VELOCITY SENSOR IAW EMB AMM 27-51-13.  OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.  RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  (M)

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