MAINTENANCE TIPS

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PRIMUS EPIC LOAD 19.3

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FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY

IT DOES NOT SUPERSEDE EMBRAER
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PURPOSE
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The purpose of this pocket book is to show

some maintenance tips those could help on
the day-by-day maintenance procedures.

All the procedures shown herein are

available on the Embraers Official
Technical Publications

Always refer to the latest version of AMM

(Aircraft Maintenance Manual) and the FIM
(Fault Isolation Manual) for detailed
procedures and explanations.

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MAU FAIL / FAULT MESSAGES

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DESCRIPTION: The MAUs are cabinets those

contains the main modules of the avionics systems.
All 3 MAUs have 2 channels: A and B, for supplying
/ retrieving data and power supply to the modules.
An MAU channel consists of one power module, one
NIC/PROC module, one MAU data communications
backplane and various modules connected to that
backplane.

AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION BUS

I/O MODULE

POWER
SUPPLY

NETWORK
INTERFACE
CONTROLLER

PROCESSOR

BACKPLANE B (BOTTOM)
MAU CHANNEL ( EXAMPLE )

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MAU FAIL / FAULT MESSAGES (CONT.)

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Whenever messages like these comes on in the

EICAS display :
, it means
that all functions in the associated channel have
failed. Usually there is a lot of EICAS messages
being displayed simultaneously with this message.
,it means
the associated MAU channel suffered a failure
condition that does not affect its functionality, but
could cause a loss of redundancy.
Independently of the message, its important to follow
the instructions contained in the Aircraft Maintenance
Manual (AMM), the Fault Isolation Manual (FIM) and
the CMC.

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BLEED LEAK POINT OF LEAKAGE

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DESCRIPTION: The bleed leak loops used on the

Embraer 170/190 are resistive type.
A sensing element consists in a continuous
coaxial assembly filled with an euthetic salt.
The thin wall sensor loops include outer and
inner conductive materials which are independent
electrical circuits. The area between the outer and
inner wall of the loops are filled with salt. If the
temperature rises above the alarm temperature, the
circuit develops a short.

SENSING ELEMENT SECTION

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BLEED LEAK POINT OF LEAKAGE

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For bleed leakage

troubleshooting refer to
FIM TASKS 36-21-00810-XXX and 36-22-00810-XXX for Embraer
170/175, and FIM
TASKS 36-21-00-990XXX and 36-22-00-990XXX for Embraer
190/195.

FIM TASK

For Bleed leakage

location table of
Engine lines:
- FIM Task Support
36-21-00/301

For Bleed leakage

location table of
APU lines:
- FIM TASK Support
36-22-00/301

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BLEED LEAK POINT OF LEAKAGE

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On
the
CMC
OVERHEAT
DETECTION
PARAMETERS screen, look at BLEED 1, BLEED 2
or APU OVERHEAT LOCATION VALUES to
identify the bleed leakage point.
Record the values and check the Table for access
panel and XYZ coordinates of the leakage spot. (see
example below)

Leakage values to be compared with the

values read in the CMC
To find out the leakage spots, in case of different
values recorded from the CMC, take as reference
the closest value printed at the Table and remove
the respective access panel.
NOTE: The CMC may not refer precisely to
the values as shown on the table.
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FAULT INDICATIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL

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DESCRIPTION: This section covers the functions of

the faul indication lights on the AFT flight attendant
panel.

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FAULT INDICATIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL

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Indicates a failure on the

waste system. Refer to
FIM TASK
38-00-00-810-804-A

Indicates waste tank 100%

full. Both toilets are disabled
until tank is serviced. Refer to
FIM TASK
38-00-00-810-805-A

Indicates waste tank at 75%.

Both toilets operate normally.
Refer to FIM TASK
38-00-00-810-806-A

Indicates a failure on the

water system. Refer to FIM
TASK 38-00-00-810-807-A

Indicates a failure on the

lavatories. Refer to FIM TASK
38-32-00-810-801-A
and 38-32-00-810-802

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FAULT INDICATIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL

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For WASTE SYSTEM FAULT a failure of one of

the WWSC components may occur. See table
below:
FIM TASK

CMC

1 Overheat condition in the vacuum generator

(38300326WWSC)
1.1 Failure of vacuum generator
1.2 Defective Harness
2 Continuous operation of the vacuum generator after activated.
(38300322WWSC)
2.1 Failure of the VWS MOTOR STARTING RELAY
2.2 Failure of the WWSC
2.3 Defective Harness
3 The WWSC is not available for system operation
(38000218WWSC)
3.1 Failure of WWSC
3.2 Transitory condition of the WWSC
3.3 Defective Harness
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FAULT INDICATIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL

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For WASTE SYSTEM FAULT a failure of one of

the WWSC components may occur. See table
below:
FIM TASK

CMC

1 - The WWSC senses that the fill/drain valve is not in the position
(open/closed) set in the fill/drain switch after 5s (38100227WWS)
1.1 Failure of the FILL/DRAIN VALVE
1.2 Defective HARNESS
1.3 Failure of the WWSC

2 The WWSC senses that the FWD drain valve is not in the
position (open/closed) set in the fill/drain switch after 5s
(38100226WWS)
2.1 Failure of the FORWARD DRAIN VALVE
2.1 Defective HARNESS
2.3 Failure of the WWSC

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FAULT INDICATIONS FLIGHT ATTENDANT PANEL

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3 Failure of the FWD drain mast sensed by the WWSC. This

failure occurs if the signal from the temp sensor in the drain
mast does not agree with expected value. (38000221WWS)
3.1 - Failure of the FWD drain mast
3.2 - Defective HARNESS
4 Failure of the AFT drain mast sensed by the WWSC. This
failure occurs if the signal from the temp sensor in the drain
mast does not agree with expected value (38000220WWS)
4.1 Failure of the AFT drain mast
4.2 Defective HARNESS

NOTE: This is a quick guide that makes

reference to the Embraers official
documentation. For complete T/S procedures
always refer to the Fault Isolation Manual (FIM)
and the Aircraft Maintenance Manual (AMM)

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CABIN TEMPERATURE - DIFFICULTIES TO CONTROL

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DESCRIPTION: The cabin temperature control in

Embraer 170/190 aircrafts is achieved by two Pack
Bypass Valves, located on the LH and RH ECS
(Environmental Control System) bays.
The pack bypass valve is a pneumatically actuated
butterfly valve controlled by a torque motor mounted
on the valve body. This valve mixes the hot air
directly from the pack flow control valve outlet with
cold air coming from the second stage of turbine of
the ACM (Air Cycle Machine).
P T

hot air

Pressure-actuated
torque motor symbol

ACM shaft

To ECS system

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CABIN TEMPERATURE DIFFICULTIES TO CONTROL

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The pack bypass valve torque motor has a

continuous air flow on its air inlet port. This inlet port
has a filter that could get clogged by dust or other
contaminants. Due to this continuous air flow the
filter gets clogged faster than the other filters.
One of the steps of the troubleshooting
shown on the FIM TASK 21-60-00-810-801-A
(Problems to control cockpit and cabin
temperature) is cleaning the Pack Bypass Valve
filter (refer to AMM TASK 21-51-10-100-801-A).
Using the AIR BLAST METHOD

NOTE: MAKE SURE OF SAFE CONDITIONS

FOR PROCEDURES AND WEAR PROTECTIVE
EQIPMENTS. SET THE PRESSURE TO 25 PSIG
OR LESS TO CLEAN THE FILTER OTHERWISE
DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS MAY OCCUR.

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PAX AND SERVICE DOOR EICAS INDICATION

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DESCRIPTION: See the procedure below for PAX

& SERV DOORS EICAS message displayed

For Service Doors Warning Sensor

Adjustment always refer to AMM ll 52-74-20-05 and 5274-20-05.
For Pax Door Warning Sensor Adjustment
always refer to AMM II 52-72-20-05 and 52-72-21-05

NOTE: For Adjustment Values always

refer to the respective AMM II

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Pax & Serv Door Eicas Indication

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MAKE SURE THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION-SLIDE PIN AND THE

EMERGENCY OPENING SYSTEM PIN ARE INSTALLED BEFORE
YOU START THIS PROCEDURE.
- Open the CB according to the respective task.
- For sensor access see procedure at AMM
- Start the adjustment procedure according AMM task.

CAUTION: PAY ATTENTION FOR

DIFFERENCES ON THE ADJUSTMENT VALUE
(Y) AND OTHER ASSEMBLIES FOR PAX AND
SERVICE DOORS.

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PAX AND SERV DOOR EICAS INDICATION

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CAUTION: PAY ATTENTION FOR DIFFERENCES

ON THE ADJUSTMENT VALUE (W) AND OTHER
ASSEMBLIES FOR PAX AND SERVICE DOORS.

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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DESCRIPTION: Technicians are facing problems to

build up a fail code according to the code data
provided from the synoptic page of the engines
displayed at the MFD.
For Eng no Dispatch or Eng short Dispatch message on
the EICAS field refers to the FAULT REPORTING
INDEX in the FAULT REPORTING MANUAL (FIM).

OBS: THERE ARE FOUR KINDS OF FAULT CODE (see below)

1) CAS MSG FAULT CODE 8 CHARACTERS 720 001 51
2) OBSERVED FAULT CODES 8 CHARACTERS 720 501 48
3) CABIN MESSAGE FAULT CODE 8 CHARACTERS G03 36 000
4) MAINTENANCE FAULT CODE 11 CHARACTERS 73211541E1A

In this T/S only CAS MSG FAULT CODE and

MAINTENANCE FAULT CODE will be used.

NOTE: TO PERFORM THE APPLICABLE T/S ALWAYS

REFER TO THE FIM - FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL AND
EMM - ENG MANUFACTURE MANUAL

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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If
or
EICAS messages are displayed on the EICAS
perform the follow procedure:
1) Go to CMC MAIN MENU pages on MFD 2 and
click on the MAINTENANCE MESSAGES:

GO TO
MAINTENANCE
MESSAGES

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On / the

MESSAGES pages you can

start performance the T/S clicking on Historical By Date or
Actives option.

GO TO ACTIVE
or
HISTORICAL BY
DATE

IF CAS MESSAGE IS NOT AVAILABLE

WHEN ENG OUT - PERFORM T/S USING

HISTORICAL BY DATE

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Clicking

ACTIVE option. A page with WARNING,

CAUTION and ADVISORY CAS MSG will be displayed. So
them select the correlated CAS message and click on it.
See example of a CMC page below

Correlated maintenance message

EICAS message

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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4) The CMC will display the FDE (Flight Deck Effect) DETAIL
page and MAINTENANCE FAULT CODE for correlated CAS
MSG.
FDE NAME: The title of the FDE,
the same title as CAS message

FAULT CODE: The code of the

fault. To troubleshoot using the
FIM (Fault Isolation Manual),
you will need this number
POSSIBLE LRU(S) AT
FAULT: Displays the
possible LRUs at fault, the
most probable cause first

SYMPTOM: What is the

aircraft behavior face to this
message

DOCUMENTS: Displays the

applicable FIM TASK. When
you are using a notebook PC
with the Digital Technical Data
provided by Embraer, once
you click on this task number,
automatically the associated
FIM TASK will be displayed

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5) Record the CAS message and the Maintenance Fault

Code, so them refers to the Fault Isolation Manual.
6) Open the Fault Isolation Manual in the Fault Reporting
Section
7) On the CAS Message List find the CAS Message
displayed at the EICAS Field, click on the correlated CAS
Message Fault Code in blue color.

CAS MSG Fault

Code with 8
characters

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8) Find in the table the correlated Maintenance Message Code,

the same code showed in the CMC Maintenance Message
and click on the correlated FIM Task.
9) Performance the task to solve the failure.

MAINTENANCE
MSG Fault Code
with 11
characters

In some cases the FIM Task will guide you to the ENG
MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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1) When an engine related EICAS message was reported by

the pilots and the EICAS message disappears when the
engines are off, choose HISTORICAL BY DATE, to retrieve
data related to a message when occurred on a determined
date.

Using Historical By Date all the CAS MSG

not latched are displayed
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2) Choose the date of the occurrence and click on it.

Choose the date of the occurrence and click over Year,

Month, Day and Leg step by step.

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3) Click over the warning, caution or advisory to view the

CAS MSG and correlated Maintenance MESSAGE.

See example of a CMC page below

Correlated maintenance message

EICAS message

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4) Click over the correlated Maintenance MSG to enter in the

Maintenance Message Detailed page.

FDE NAME: The title of the FDE,

the same title as CAS message

FAULT CODE: The code of the

fault. To troubleshoot using the
FIM (Fault Isolation Manual),
you will need this number
POSSIBLE LRU(S) AT
FAULT: Displays the
possible LRUs at fault, the
most probable cause first

SYMPTOM: What is the

aircraft behavior face to this
message

DOCUMENTS: Displays the

applicable FIM TASK. When
you are using a notebook PC
with the Digital Technical Data
provided by Embraer, once
you click on this task number,
automatically the associated
FIM TASK will be displayed

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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5) Go to the respective chapter in the Fault Isolation Manual

enter in the
Maintenance Message Index and find the
appropriate FIM TASK.
6) Perform troubleshooting task

Maintenance Fault Code

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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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In case of CMC FAIL you can use the ENG

MAINTENANCE DATA to find out the fail code.

It is recommended an engine run-up procedure before

accessing this page (engine-related CAS messages are
only displayed when engines are running)
1) In the menu of the MFD click over engine synoptic page
to access the ENGINE MAINTENANCE DATA.

CAS
message
field

This field shows 4-number fail codes. These codes are

necessary to find the maintenance procedures on the
Fault Isolation Manual (FIM)
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ENG 1 (2) NO DISPATCH AND ENG 1 (2) SHORT DISPATCH

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Use / this

table on the FIM, in the appropriate ATA

chapter, to find the applicable maintenance procedure.

All FADEC code

initials refers to
the chapter and
sub-chapter
These codes are the
same of the Engine
Maintenance Data page.

E = Engine
1 or 2 = eng 1 or 2
A or B = FADEC Channel
Fault code
to be used
on the FIM

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3) Perform
troubleshooting

task according FIM.

Maintenance message fault

code, with 11 characters

In some cases the FIM Task will refer to the

ENGINE MAINTENANCE MANUAL
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AILERON PCU FORCE FIGHT - ADJUSTMENT / TEST

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Aileron control is accomplished by means of a dual

conventional cable system, using dual hydromechanical actuators for each aileron surface.
Commands are provided through the control-yokes,
and are transferred to the actuators mechanically by
means of the cables, the aft mounted
interconnect/force override mechanism, torque
tubes, and quadrants.

Ailerons
PCUs
location

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AILERON PCU FORCE FIGHT - ADJUSTMENT / TEST

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FOR THE COMPLETE PROCEDURE REFER TO

AMM PART II TASK 27-12-01-820-821-A

1) Make sure that the aileron control cables are correctly

tensioned, rigged, and adjusted before you do this task.
2) Pressurize Hydraulic Sys No. 2 and No. 3
3) On the CMC go to the AILERON STATUS PAGE

To NEUTRAL position the max value is P = 400

To DEFLECTED position the max value is P = 600

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4) Record
the

delta pressure values of the LH INBD, LH OUTBD,

RH INBD and RH OUTBD ailerons PCUs in the neutral position
Ex:
Ex:

-300
-250

5) With the recorded values, calculate the PCU pressure

difference in the neutral position for the LH aileron

- 50
Less than 400 psi:
WITHIN the limits

For instance consider:

A = - 300 psi
B = - 250 psi

Formula ( A B )

P = -300 - (-250)

First of all dissolve the parentheses.

Consider the rule for equation:
P
Same signals = adds (+)
Diferente signals = subtraction (-)

= -300 + 250

P = -50 psi

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AILERON PCU FORCE FIGHT ADJUSTMENT / TEST

Another example, but now with different values:

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With the recorded values, calculate the PCU pressure difference

in the neutral position for the RH aileron

EX:

+150

EX:

- 800

950
More than 400 psi:
OUT of the limits

For instance consider:

C = + 150 psi
D = - 800 psi

Formula ( C D )

P = +150 - (-800)

First of all dissolve the parentheses.

P
Consider the rule for equation:
Same signals = adds (+)
Diferente signals = subtraction (-) P

= +150 + 800
= 950 psi

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AILERON PCU FORCE FIGHT ADJUSTMENT / TEST

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If the ailerons differential pressure values are

within the limits (less than 400 psi in neutral
position and less than 600 psi in deflected
position) theres no need to adjust the force fight.
If values are out the limits perform the procedure
for aileron PCU force fight adjustment, according
to AMM MPP TASK 27-12-01-820-821-A

NOTE 1: Use the lowest possible value to

adjust the Aileron PCU Force Fight to have
the smaller differential pressure at the PCUs.

NOTE 2: the way to calculate the P for

NEUTRAL POSITION and DEFLECT POSITION
is the same, but its important to remember
that the maximum P values are different.

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