Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 16, 2011
Submitted
October 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500894
Aircraft time
17,575 hours, 14,871 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
14330022409
Part serial
145204
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoiler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 2783 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 370 THEY RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE "SPOILER FAIL" DISPLAYED AND SPOILER INDICATOR SHOWED OPEN. PER FLIGHT ATTENDANT VISUAL INSPECTION THEY APPEARED CLOSED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT THEIR DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPOILER CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB 145 MM 27-63-02. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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