Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 14, 2013
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145554
Aircraft time
25,518 hours, 23,548 cycles
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
1170A350001
Part serial
00747P
Condition
Defective
Location
Nlg Steering
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3297 THE CREW REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL ABOVE 80 KTS HAD UNCOMMANDED STEERING KICK TO RIGHT WITH STEER INOP EICAS MSG. HIGH SPEED ABORT. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY AND COMPLETE STOP RE-ENGAGED STEERING TAXI BACK TO GATE, ABORTED AT 110 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FEEDBACK UNIT (POTENTOIMETER) IAW AMM 32-50-07. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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