SDR 200604102

Service difficulty report · Fadec · Emb ERJ170100

Difficulty date
April 7, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N859RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100
Aircraft serial
17000082
Aircraft time
1,659 hours, 605 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Engine time
1,701 hours, 608 cycles
Part
Fadec
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT NR 6491 ORD TO SLC, ON DESCENT AUTO THROTTLES STARTED TO CREATE A SPLIT IN PWR SETTING. CREW CYCLED AUTO THROTTLES, WHEN RE-ENGAGED AUTO THROTTLE SPLIT REOCCURRED. CREW DISENGAGED AUTO THROTTLES AGAIN AND REALIZED THAT N1, FUEL AND N2 WERE ALL SURGING. WENT TO FLT IDLE ON NR 2 ENG AND N1 WAS SURGING FROM 25%-95% AND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT. NO EICAS MESSAGES PRESENT WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING. CREW COMPLIED WITH QRH ENG 2 CONT FAULT CHECKLIST REQUIRING PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF ENG, ENG OUT LANDING CHECKLIST AND DRIFT DOWN CHECK. CREW DECLARED AN EMERG AND LANDED WITH NO OCCURRENCES. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED FMU AND FADEC, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS, ALL LEAK CHECK AND ENG RUNS CHECK GOOD.

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