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Incident

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135LR · Richmond, VA · December 7, 2000

Date: December 7, 2000 · 10:27 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Aircraft: N705AE
Reported as: EMB EMB135LR
Reported engine: Allison AE3007A
People aboard: 16
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,000 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N705AERegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2019 · Embraer EMB-135LRS/N 145184 · Built 1999 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135LR Engine modelAllison AE-3007ATurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 12/07/00 American eagles airlines flight 4537 had a low oil pressure warning on the number 1 engine while at FL12 thirty miles out from Richmond international airport. The flight crew followed quick reference handbook procedures and performed a precautionary of the number 1 engine and landed uneventfully on runway 34 and taxied to the ramp. American eagle airlinesmaintenance personnel determined that the engine starter failed. The started drive shaft sheared and damaged the accessory oil seal allowing the engine oil to be pumped out of the engine. The started and oil seal were replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 12/07/00 AMERICAN EAGLES AIRLINES FLIGHT 4537 HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WHILE AT FL12 THIRTY MILES OUT FROM RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY ON RUNWAY 34 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINESMAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE STARTER FAILED. THE STARTED DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED AND DAMAGED THE ACCESSORY OIL SEAL ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE STARTED AND OIL SEAL WERE REPLACED.