# SDR SIMA20170923001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 23, 2017
- Submitted: September 25, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N685AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N685AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500836
- Aircraft time: 32,898 hours, 28,634 cycles
- System (JASC): [2760 · Drag Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2760)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20170923001

## Discrepancy

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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