Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
September 10, 2010
Submitted
September 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000104
Aircraft time
14,543 hours, 8,973 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Defective
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON APPROACH SELECTED FLAPS 2 AND RECEIVED "SLAT FAIL" MESSAGE ON EICAS. FOLLOWED CHECK LIST, SELECTED FLAPS 1 TO CYCLED THE SLAT/FLAP AND EICAS SHOWED SLATS STUCK IN POSITION 3 AND FLAPS IN 1. FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE FLAP/SLAT SELECTOR RESULTED IN NO MOVEMENT OF CONTROLS. CONTINUED CHECKLIST AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE CLEARED INHIBITS AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. MAINTENANCE LATER REPLACED THE 2/3 AND 3/4 SKEW SENSORS AND HARNESS.

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