Service difficulty report · Ecu · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 29, 2011
Submitted
October 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145108
Aircraft time
29,664 hours, 276,772 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
3631001011145630
Part serial
5074
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4142 ON APPROACH THE CREW REPORTED THEY RECEIVED A CAPTAINS PITCH TRIM FAIL MESSAGE AND FLAP FAIL MESSAGE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CAPTAIN’S CONTROL YOKE PITCH TRIM SWITCH IAW EMB 145 AMM 27-40-03. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF FLAP MECHANICAL LINE NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED LEFT FLAP VELOCITY SENSOR ELECTRICAL TEST FOUND SENSOR GOOD AS PER FIM 27-51-00-810-816-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IAW EMB 145 AMM 27-53-02. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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