Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 14, 2002
Submitted
March 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120186
Aircraft time
30,616 hours, 38,414 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CLIMBOUT THROUGH FL20, THE LEFT POWER LEVER WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. SWITCHED THE LEFT EEC TO MANUAL AND THE ENGINE REQUIRED POWER. SELECTED MANUAL ON THE RIGHT ENGINE EEC AND RETURNED TO DEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT 14,000 FT PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 73-23-01. OPS CHECK OF PRESSURE SWITCH GOOD AND ENGINE EEC OPS CHECK GOOD.

More about the Emb EMB-120ER