# SDR SIMA20180308004

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: March 8, 2018
- Submitted: March 9, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N675AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N675AE), registered now
- Make and model: Emb EMB-145LR
- Registry model: [EMB EMB-145LR](https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 14500806
- Aircraft time: 33,486 hours, 29,552 cycles
- System (JASC): [2750 · Trailing Edge Flap Control System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2750)
- Part: Ecu
- Part number: 3631001013
- Part serial: 4026
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Te Flaps
- Stage of operation: AP
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: L
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SIMA20180308004

## Discrepancy

DURING APPROACH, A  FLAP FAILED MESSAGE WITH FLAPS AT 9 DEGREES.  PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE FLAPS AND FLAP HANDLE.  FOUND BOTH TO BE AT 9 DEGREES.  REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FLAP ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 27-53-02. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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