Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 27, 2015
Submitted
May 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145212
Aircraft time
36,121 hours, 33,018 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

STARTING AT 30,000 FT A BUZZING NOISE IN THE NOSE AREA UNDERNEATH THE COCKPIT FWD FLOOR, VIBRATION COULD BE FELT ON FLOOR & MODERATE VIBRATION IN CONTROL YOKE, AUTOPILOT WAS ON. BUZZING NOISE CONTINUED EVEN WHEN REDUCING SPEED, SPEED AT 30,000 FT WAS 240 - 250 KIAS. DESCENDING & REDUCING THE AIRSPEED DIDN'T CHANGE THE BUZZING OR VIBRATION. ADDING FLAPS & DEPLOYING SPEED BRAKES DIDN'T CHANGE IT. ITR REMAINED CONSTANT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING WITH GEAR & FLAPS TO 45 DEGREES. THE SOUND WASN'T AS NOTICEABLE ON APPROACH, TE VIBRATION IN THE CONTROL YOKE WASN'T AS NOTICEABLE. ON APPROACH, AUTOPILOT WAS OFF. ACFT CONTROL WAS NORMAL. VIBRATION WAS ONLY FELT IN COCKPIT AREA. FLIGHT ATTENDANT COULD NOT FEEL ANYTHING IN THE CABIN. R & R LG ACCUMULATOR THERMAL RELIEF VALVE IAW AMM 32-33-20. LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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