Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
February 19, 2010
Submitted
February 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946UW
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000072
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Brake System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLIGHT 1472, PHL-PVD - AT CRUISE, FL250, PARKING BRAKE MESSAGE AND LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAPTAIN RECYCLED THE BRAKE AND THE MESSAGE CONTINUED TO STAY ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE THAT IT WAS AN INDICATION PROBLEM AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LAND IN PVD. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FLUID CONTAMINATION ON THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR EMERGENCY/PARKING PRESSURE SWITCH. REMOVED CONTAMINATION AND CLEANED PER STANDARD PRACTICES. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE SWITCH. OPERATIONAL CHECK IS GOOD AT THIS TIME. AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE STATION THE NR 1 EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE SWITCH WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO PREVIOUS INCORRECT OUTPUT CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION.

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