Service difficulty report · Velocity Sensor · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 30, 2012
Submitted
November 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145592
Aircraft time
25,610 hours, 22,226 cycles
Part
Velocity Sensor
Part number
3633501003
Part serial
02124
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 3233 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH INTO CRP WHEN SELECTING FLAPS FROM 9 TO 22 RECEIVED FLAP FAIL CAUTION MESSAGE ON EICAS. FLAPS WERE STUCK AT 20. FOLLOWED AOM 1 PROCEDURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS A PRECAUTION. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTUFL. PERFOMRED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FLAPS IAW EMB AMM 27-51-00 MULTIPLE TIMES COULD NOT DUPLICATE. AIRCRAFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. ON FLIGHT 3230 REPEAT ISSUE THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHEN SELECTING FLAPS FROM 9 TO 22 THEY RECEIVED FLAP LOW SPEED ADVISORY ON EICAS. FLAPS WENT TO 22 ON SHORT FINAL, WE RECEIVED FLAP FAIL CAUTION. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT FLAP VELOCITY SENSOR IAW EMB AMM 27-51-12. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AT RIGHT HAND TRANSMISSION BRAKE. THE FUCNTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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