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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · EMB ERJ 170-100SU · Pittsburgh, PA · June 14, 2008

Date
June 14, 2008 · 19:47 local
Place
Pittsburgh, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
R61A
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N819MD
Reported as
EMB ERJ170100SU
Reported engine
GE CF34*
People aboard
59
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Desk audit: on June 14, 2008, at approximately 19:47 eastern time, an Embraer Emb-170, N819MD, flight number 3344, conducted under 14 CFR part 121, by republic airlines ic., diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport (pit), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania due ot the number two engine being shutdown. The number two engine had indications of high vibrations. Subsequently, the full authority digital engine control (fadec) indicated a control fault and rolled the engine back to idle. Afterwards the crew shut down the number two engine per the aircraft's emergency procedures and declared an emergnecy. The aircraft landed on runway 28L without incident. The aircraft rescue fire fighting (ARFF) units had responded yet were not utilized. The aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. According to the aircraft logbook, page number 099865, the discrepancy was listed as, eng 2 control fault-intermittent high eng vibration prior to fault (4.0 highest vibration lp jade)". Republic airlines maintenance at kpit removed and replaced the number two fadec unit, part number 4120T00P48, serial number LMDL0594, completed a bore scope inspection of the number two engine high pressure turbine rotor assembly, a bore scope inspection of the number two engine combustion liner and S1 nozzle assembly, a bore scope inspection of the number two engine compressor rotor blades, a bore scope inspection of the number two engine cold sections, a visual inspection of the number two engine fan blades, and lubricated the number two engine fan blades. The logbook as signed off as, "r&r fadec at request of moc and ge rep iaw EMB170-175 mm 73-21-01, performed high power runs iaw Emb 170/175 mm 71-00-00, engine nr 2 vibes w/in parameters" and the aircraft was returned to service. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers. The flight crew's actions or lack of actions did not contribute to this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DESK AUDIT: ON JUNE 14, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 19:47 EASTERN TIME, AN EMBRAER EMB-170, N819MD, FLIGHT NUMBER 3344, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 121, BY REPUBLIC AIRLINES IC., DIVERTED TO PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PIT), PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA DUE OT THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEING SHUTDOWN. THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE HAD INDICATIONS OF HIGH VIBRATIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENGINE CONTROL (FADEC) INDICATED A CONTROL FAULT AND ROLLED THE ENGINE BACK TO IDLE. AFTERWARDS THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE PER THE AIRCRAFT'S EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND DECLARED AN EMERGNECY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28L WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING (ARFF) UNITS HAD RESPONDED YET WERE NOT UTILIZED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK, PAGE NUMBER 099865, THE DISCREPANCY WAS LISTED AS, ENG 2 CONTROL FAULT-INTERMITTENT HIGH ENG VIBRATION PRIOR TO FAULT (4.0 HIGHEST VIBRATION LP JADE)". REPUBLIC AIRLINES MAINTENANCE AT KPIT REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO FADEC UNIT, PART NUMBER 4120T00P48, SERIAL NUMBER LMDL0594, COMPLETED A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE ROTOR ASSEMBLY, A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE COMBUSTION LINER AND S1 NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE COMPRESSOR ROTOR BLADES, A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE COLD SECTIONS, A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAN BLADES, AND LUBRICATED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE FAN BLADES. THE LOGBOOK AS SIGNED OFF AS, "R&R FADEC AT REQUEST OF MOC AND GE REP IAW EMB170-175 MM 73-21-01, PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUNS IAW EMB 170/175 MM 71-00-00, ENGINE NR 2 VIBES W/IN PARAMETERS" AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE FLIGHT CREW'S ACTIONS OR LACK OF ACTIONS DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCIDENT.