Service difficulty report · Probe · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
September 4, 2009
Submitted
September 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000063
Aircraft time
13,261 hours, 8,424 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
102AW1AF
Part serial
A61331
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Tat
Part time
4,049 hours, 2,499 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING DESCENT INTO KCID, TAT 2 FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED, FOLLOWED BY AUTO THROTTLE DISCONNECT. AIRCRAFTS AUTO PILOT FROZE ON FPA VERTICAL MODE AND WOULD NOT CAPTURE PRESELECTED ALTITUDE. SWITCHED SOURCE SIDE TO CAPT AND REGAINED AUTOMATION. FIVE MINUTES LATER, SMELLED A FAINT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. F/A REPORTED SAME SMELL IN CABIN. NO SIGN OF VISIBLE SMOKE OR FUMES (EXCEPT FOR FAINT SMELL). NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TAT 2, ADSP 4, AND TAT 2 C/P.

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