Service difficulty report · Actuator · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 21, 2013
Submitted
May 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500843
Aircraft time
22,962 hours, 19,682 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
3633001023
Part serial
01843
Condition
Failed
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE OPERATING FLAPS, FLAPS FROZE AT 27 DEGREES WITH SIMULTANEOUS "FLAP FAIL" MFD MESSAGE AND "FLAP RT TRANSMISSION FAIL" CMC MESSAGE. LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN DEPLOYING FLAPS FROM 9 TO 22 DEGREES, APPROX 180 KTS. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R THE RT WING OTBD FLAP TIP ACTUATOR. R & R THE VELOCITY SENSOR IAW AMM 27-51-12, PN 3633501003, SN 05565. REPLACED RETAINING RING: PN CA18203 AND COTTER PIN, PN MS24665-151. THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW 27-51-10. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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