Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 18, 2010
Submitted
May 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601DW
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145046
Aircraft time
28,435 hours, 24,648 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
429516
Part serial
193
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Brake System
Part time
16,569 hours, 15,414 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FOR FLIGHT 2757 THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING DURING BRAKING THERE WAS AN AGGRESSIVE TO VIOLENT BRAKE GRABBING. REGARDLESS OF HOW SOFT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKES GRABBED HARD AND ERRATIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE CONTROL UNIT PER EMB MM 32-41-02. THE OPERATIONAL TAXI CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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