Service difficulty report · Grill · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 30, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145212
Aircraft time
34,137 hours, 31,315 cycles
Part
Grill
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ac Pack
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AFTER WE LEVELED OFF AT CRUSE AT FL 270 & BEGAN ACCELERATING THROUGH ABOUT 280 KIAS WE HEARD A VIBRATION THAT WAS LOUDER THAN NORMAL, ALSO FOUND A STRONG RAPID VIBRATION IN BOTH CONTROL YOKES. SLOWED ACFT TO ABOUT 240 KIAS WHICH LESSENED THE STRENGTH OF THE VIBRATIONS BUT THEY NEVER WENT AWAY COMPLETELY. LANDED IN HOU WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. PERFORMED ACFT VISUAL INSPECTION & FOUND RT PACK EXHAUST GRILL BADLY DAMAGED. R & R RT SIDE EXHAUST GRILL IAW AMM 20-10-05.

More about the Emb EMB-145LR