Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 3, 2011
Submitted
November 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145794
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
8005701
Part serial
4634
Condition
False Indication
Location
Spoilers
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

FLIGHT 2915, CREW REPORTED THAT AT 20,000 WITH CRUISE THRUST SETTING, RECIVED EICAS SPOILER FAIL, EICAS INDICATED SPOILER OPEN. COMPLIED WITH AOM 1 PROCEDURE FOR INADVENTENT SPOILER OPENING IN FLT. AFTER PULLING C/B F13, F14, &F21, CONTINUED TO GET AN INTERMITTENT EICAS SPOILER FAIL & GREEN OPEN SPOILER INDICATION. DURING FLIGHT AIRCRAFT SEEMED NORMAL NO AIRSPEED OR PITCH CHANGES WERE NOTED SPEED BRAKES WERE NOT USED AT ANY TIME. DURING APPROCH & LANDING ALL SYSTEMS INDICATION NORMAL AND EICAS SPOILER FAIL MSG WAS NOT PRESENT. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT DESTINATION. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT OUTBOARD SPOILER PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 27-63-04. THE SPOILER OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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