Service difficulty report · Autopilot Sys · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
August 24, 2009
Submitted
August 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N864RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000117
Aircraft time
10,331 hours, 5,773 cycles
Part
Autopilot Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 FL370, THE AUTO PILOT FAILED WITH THE ASSOCIATED A/P FAIL CAUTION EICAS MESSAGE. ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS LATER THE SHAKER ANTICIPATED EICAS CAUTION APPEARED AND THE SHAKER BEGAN TO ENGAGE. ATC WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, DESCENDED TO FL280. RAN QRH PROCEDURE ON EAP 3-5 AND GRADUALLY SLOWED TO .50 MACH WHILE CONTINUING DESCENT TO FL250. THE STALL SHAKER CONTINUED TO ENGAGE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT BUT STOPPED AS ACFT DESCENDED BELOW 9000 FT. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MULTIPLE AUTO FLIGHT RELATED EICAS MESSAGES APPEARED. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE RESET A/C POWER, PERFORMED TEST OF AIOP B1. ALL OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 170 FIM 22-10-00-810-82.

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