Service difficulty report · Transducer · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 22, 2010
Submitted
April 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665BC
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145783
Aircraft time
15,560 hours, 14,064 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
20017500
Part serial
674207
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Brake
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 2788 AFTER LANDING, DURING THE TAXI IN THE CREW REPORTED THE LEFT SIDE INBOARD-OUTBOARD BRAKE TEMP CLIMBED INTO THE HIGH AMBER RANGE WITH RIGHT SIDE BRAKES SIDE COOL (BELOW MIDDLE GREEN TEMP ANGLE). WITH THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE TAXI WAY AN AIRPORT VEHICLE REPORTED VIA RADIO SEEING FIRE / SMOKE AND REDNESS AT LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL AREA. WHILE STOPPED THE CREW REPORTED THE LEFT SIDE TEMPERATURE RETURNED TO HIGH GREEN. DURING TAXI IN NO BRAKING AND 1 TEMPERATURE BECAME LOW AMBER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OUTBOARD LEFT BRAKE TRANSDUCER IAW AMM 32-41-01. INSPECTED NR 1 AND NR 2 BRAKE. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD IAW AMM 32-41-00. FOUND NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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