Embraer ERJ-190 Series Aeroplanes
Embraer ERJ-190 Series Aeroplanes
Embraer ERJ-190 Series Aeroplanes
| AD/ERJ 190/24 | Ram Air Turbine | 21/2009 |
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| Applicability: | ERJ-190 model aircraft equipped with a Ram Air Turbine (RAT) part number (P/N) 1703781 with serial numbers (S/N) 0005 and 0101 thru 0419. |
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| Requirement: | 1. If not previously accomplished, verify the S/N of RATs with P/N 1703781. |
| 2. If RAT has S/N 0110, 0150, 0255 or 0354 thru 0419, reidentify RAT P/N from 1703781 to 1703781A. | |
| 3. If RAT has S/N 0005, 0101 thru 0109, 0111 thru 0149, 0151 thru 0254 or 0256 thru 0353, replace the RAT with another one with P/N 1703781A. | |
| The detailed instructions and procedures to accomplish this Directive are described in the Embraer Service Bulletin 190-24-0012 original issue dated 4 May 2007 or further revisions approved by the Brazilian Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC). | |
| Note: ANAC AD 2007-12-02 refers. | |
| Compliance: | For Requirement 1 - Within the next 1300 hours time in service (TIS) or 6 months after the effective date of this Directive, whichever occurs first. |
| For Requirement 2 - Before further flight after the Requirement 1 verification. | |
| For Requirement 3 - Within the next 6000 hours TIS or 26 months after the effective date of this Directive, whichever occurs first. | |
| This Airworthiness Directive becomes effective on 19 November 2009. |
| Background: | It has been found the occurrence of failed bearings of the RAT generator, which may lead to a RAT generator failure. The RAT generator was designed to provide emergency electrical power to essential systems in case of loss of all other sources of aircraft AC electrical power.Since this condition may occur in other appliances of the same type and affects flight safety, a corrective action is required. Thus, sufficient reason exists to request compliance with this AD in the indicated time limit. |
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William David
Delegate of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority
15 October 2009