What was found
EMERGENCY DECLARED, RUDDER 1/2 INOP IN FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCH IAW EMB 145 AMM 27-23-04. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2007
- Submitted
- December 7, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N664MS
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145779
- Aircraft time
- 9,718 hours, 9,167 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Pressure Switch
- Part number
- 9850575793101
- Part serial
- 1977
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.