Service difficulty report · Drive Unit · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
March 5, 2010
Submitted
March 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178JB
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000004
Aircraft time
11,635 hours, 7,182 cycles
Part
Drive Unit
Condition
Faulty
Location
Wx Radar Antenna
Part time
8,451 hours, 5,371 cycles
Component
Antenna
Component part number
7021450801
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT JB1761-- AIR TURN BACK AFTER TAKEOFF, LOUD CLUNKING NOISE UNDER FLOOR OF COCKPIT ASSOCIATED "THUD" NOISE FELT IN FLOORBOARD, NOT CONTINUOUS BUT EVERY FEW SECONDS NOISE CONTINUED UNTIL SHORT FINAL. SJU MX PERFORMED VIBRATION/NOISE TASK AMM 05-50-00 ALSO PERFORMED RADAR SYSTEM TEST AMM 34-42-00. FOUND WEATHER RADAR ANTENNA MOTOR CAUSING SOUND EVERY 20 SECONDS UNIT PLACED ON MEL 34-42-00 COD 1 CAT C. ACFT FLEW TO FLL AND MX REMOVED AND REPLACED WX RADAR DRIVE UNIT PER AMM 34-42-01 OPS CK GOOD MEL CLEARED AIRRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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