Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 25, 2008
Submitted
January 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145115
Aircraft time
21,790 hours, 21,490 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
429513
Part serial
397
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brake System
Part time
18,056 hours, 16,956 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON FLIGHT 4345, CREW REPORTED UPON GEAR EXTENSION THEY RECEIVED 2 EICAS MESSAGES 1 FOR INBD BRAKES INOPERATIVE AND 1 FOR OTBD BRAKES INOPERATIVE. THEY RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO HELP. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED USING THRUST REVERSERS. BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY. ACFT TAXIED TO GATE SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. CREW INSP SHOWED NO APPARENT PHYSICAL DEFECTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BRAKE CONTROL UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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