Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
April 19, 2011
Submitted
April 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145301
Aircraft time
23,755 hours, 21,027 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
K0055
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 4500 DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE ICING. THE AUTO-ANTI ICE DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE CREW HAD TO ACTIVATE MANUALLY. THE CAPTAIN ELECTED TO RETURN TO LGA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CAPTAIN’S AND FIRST OFFICER’S PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM. FOUND WATER IN FIRST OFFICER’S DRAIN. DRAINED LINE ON FIRST OFFICER’S SYSTEM AS PER 34-13-00. THE OPERATIONAL AND LEAK TEST WERE GOOD AS PER AMM 34-13-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AS PER AMM 30-00-00. FOUND FIRST OFFICER’S PITOT STATIC HEATING INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY K0055 AS PER 20-13-02. THE OPEATIONAL TEST WAS GOOD AS PER 30-31-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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