N486TM
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
7 reports on file, 2001-07-27 – 2012-11-09.
Part: PANEL — DEFECTIVE (COCKPIT) · airframe 12,974 hrs · 11,021 cycles
AFTER NR 1 ENGINE START, NR 1 ENGINE FAILED (SHUTDOWN) WHEN NR 1 FADEC SWITCH WAS CYCLED FROM RESET/ALTN. PERFORMED EMB135 FIM 72-00-00-810-805-A FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER FADEC ALTN SELECTED, ROLLS-ROYCE FIM 72-00-00-810-811 FOR OBSERVED FAULT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER FADEC ALTN SELECTED AND ROLLS ROYCE FIM 77-11-00-810-824 FOR MAINTENACE MESSAGE LT-ENG 1 N2 SYSTEM INCLUDING A GVI OF THE N2 SPEED SENSOR, PMA, FADECS AND HARNESS. NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED ENGINE START PANEL P/N 145-30503-403 IAW EMB 135 AMM 20-13-01 AND 70-00-01, OP CHECK GOOD.
Part: UNKNOWN — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 12,919 hrs · 10,960 cycles
ON DESCENT AT FL 250 NR 2 ENGINE THRUST WAS FLUCTUATING. THROTTLES WERE STEADY AND SET APPROX 1/3 OF TRAVEL FROM IDLE POSITION. YAWING WAS EXPERIENCED AND ITT WAS FLUCTUATING SIGNIFICANTLY AND ENTERED YELLOW BAND. DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO OBSERVE N1 OR N2 READINGS AS THE DURATION OF THE FLUCTUATION WAS ONLY 10 TO 15 SECONDS. DID NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE TRUST LEVER SETTINGS AND DID NOT MANUALLY SWITCH THE FADEC IN CONTROL. FADEC B INDICATED IN CONTROL AFTER ENGINE HAD STABILIZED. RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE MFD TO CHECK EICAS, NO OTHER MESSAGES. MX PERFORMED A DAS DOWNLOAD OF THE FADEC AND CMC, NO MX MESSAGES WERE PRESENT AND FADEC DISCRETE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL PER THE RR FIM DISCRETE LIST. THE SYSTEM WAS TROUBLESHOT PER EMB135 FIM 72-00-00-810-806-A AND RROYCE FIM 72-00-00-810-804. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DUPLICATED WITH ENGINE GROUND RUNS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FADEC 2B, P/N 23078836, S/N BX70133.
Part: ACTUATOR — LEAKING (RT SPOILER) · airframe 12,720 hrs · 1,786 cycles
DURING CLIMB THROUGH 17,000 FEET HYD1 LOW QTY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON EICAS. UPON LANDING AT PDX AND SERVICING OF THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM A LEAK WAS IDENTIFIED AT THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER ACTUATOR TOP HOSE FITTING. REPLACEMENT OF O-RING PART NUMBER NAS1612-4 WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER EMB135 AMM 27-62-01. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED.
Part: WARNING MESSAGE — ILLUMINATED · airframe 12,119 hrs · 10,223 cycles
CAPTAINS DISPLAY UNIT DU FAN FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS.
Part: WARNING SYSTEM — ACTIVATED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 9,145 hrs · 7,738 cycles
CONDUCTED ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 80-90 KIAS DUE TO EICAS MESSAGE "ENG 1 REV DISAGREE". COMPLIED WITH ABORT PROCEDURE. MESSAGE DISAPPEARED DURING DECELERATION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EICAS "ENG 1 REV DISAGREE" MESSAGE. RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INFORMED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND CHIEF PILOT OF THE SITUATION. DISEMBARKED THE PASSENGERS INTO THE SJC TERMINAL WHILE A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. MEL 78-34-00 COMPLETED FOR "ENG 1 REV DISAGREE" MESSAGE AT 1730 LOCAL. UNEVENTFUL DEPARTURE SJC-MHR AT APPROXIMATELY 1758 LOCAL WITH 32 PASSENGERS.
Part: THRUST REVERSER — DEFECTIVE (ZONE 400) · airframe 9,145 hrs · 7,738 cycles
CONDUCTED ABORTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX 80 " 90 KIAS DUE TO EICAS MESSAGE " ENG 1 REV DISAGREE". COMPLIED WITH ABORT PROCEDURE. MESSAGE DISAPPEARED DURING DECELERATION. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EICAS "ENG 1 REV DISAGREE" MESSAGE. RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. INFORMED FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND CHIEF PILOT OF THE SITUATION. WE THEN DISEMBARKED THE PASSENGERS INTO THE SJC TERMINAL FOR THEIR COMFORT WHILE A MX PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. MEL 78-34-00 COMPLETED FOR "ENG 1 REV DISAGREE" MESSAGE AT 1730 LOCAL. UNEVENTFUL DEPARTURE SJC-MHR AT APPROX 1758 LOCAL WITH 32 PASSENGERS. FINAL ACTION: FEBRUARY 28, 2009 REMOVED DEFECTIVE NR1 THRUST REVERSER PN 145-77751-423 SN TR0601 AND INSTALLED REPAIRED NR 1 THRUST REVERSER PN 145-77751-423 SN TR0973.
Part: CLAMP — LOOSE (BLEED AIR SYS)
DURING ACCEPTANCE INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE V BAND CLAMPS ON THE BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE WERE LOOSE DURING PHYSICAL CHECK OF THE CLAMP.