Service difficulty report · Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500895
Aircraft time
12,621 hours, 11,166 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4376 DURING CLIMBOUT THE CREW REPORTED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION WENT TO ZERO AND DASHES ON EICAS AND MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND REFUEL POWER SELECT SWITCH IN CENTER POSITION. RE-SET SWITCH. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION PER EMB-145 MM 28-41-00. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ALL INDICATIONS WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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