Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 23, 2017
Submitted
September 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500836
Aircraft time
32,898 hours, 28,634 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Part number
8005701
Part serial
7527
Condition
Failed
Location
Spoiler Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 14000 FT MSL SPOILER FAIL EICAS MESSAGE AND OPEN SPOILER INDICATION. FA REPORTED NO PANELS DEPLOYED & AIRCRAFT DID NOT FEEL AS IF THEY WERE DEPLOYED MESSAGE WENT AWAY AT 300' MSL. TROUBLESHOT CMC MESSASGE OTBD SPOILER FAIL IAW FIM 27-63-00-810-807-A. FOUND THE RT OTBD PROXIMITY SENSOR TO BE BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT OTBD PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 27-63-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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