Service difficulty report · Computer · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
June 16, 2008
Submitted
July 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000078
Aircraft time
8,501 hours, 4,333 cycles
Engine
Ge CF34*
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
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 CRUISE ALTITUDE CREW RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE ELEV THRU COMP FAIL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER WE NOTICED THE N1 AND ITT GAUGES ON BOTH ENGINE WERE FLUCTUATING WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT WITH NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE THROTTLES. AS CREW STARTED THEIR DESCENT THEY RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE "GROUND SPOILERS FAIL" AND SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVED "AOA LIMIT FAIL EICAS" MESSAGE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DOWNLOAD OF FHDB/DVDR FAULT CODES POINTING AT ADSP NR 3. MAINTENANCE RESET POWER, PERFORMED RTS TO VERIFY ALL FMC ARE GOOD AND CLEARED INHIBITS ON FLAP CHANNELS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A FINAL RESET OF AIRCRAFT POWER, CYCLED FLAPS AND RAN ENGINES; ALL FAULTS CLEARED, NO CORRELATIONS FOUND.

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