Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
January 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145102
Aircraft time
27,854 hours, 25,912 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
14533022405
Part serial
145143
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3252 THE CREW REPORTED A SPOILER FAIL MESSAGE ON EICAS WITH THE SPOILER OPEN INDICATION WITH NO NOTICEABLE ACTUAL DEPLOYMENT IN FLIGHT. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. TESTED LEFT AND RIGHT INBOARD PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPOILER CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB 145 AMM 27-63-0. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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