Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 7, 2024
Submitted
September 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914JX
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145595
Aircraft time
43,875 hours, 33,705 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
23056363
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Alternaor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED- E1 OIL PRESS DECREASED TO AMBER RANGE AT APPROX PASSING 15000FT. OIL QTY WAS ALSO DECREASING. SHOWN 3 ON QTY. QRH PROCEDURE RAN FOR E1 LOW OIL PRESSURE. SHUTDOWN ENG PREEMPTIVELY & RETURNED TO DAL. MX OPENED THE ENG 1 COWLING AND FOUND STATOR ALTERNATOR DISCONNECTED & HANGING FROM ENG. FOUND CLAMP BOLT HAD SHEARED & FAILED CAUSING ALTERNATOR TO DISCONNECT FROM AGB CAUSING MASSIVE OIL LEAK. R & R THE STATOR ALTERNATOR. TORQUED & SAFETIED NEW CLAMP. ENG SERVICED WITH OIL. LT STATOR ALTERNATOR OPS CHKD GOOD. INSPECTED MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR, DRAINED OIL & PUT NEW OIL, INSPECTED ALTERNATOR STATOR, R & R V-CLAMP & HIGH-POWER ENGINE RUN, OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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