Service difficulty report · Bearing · Emb EMB145MP

Difficulty date
February 14, 2015
Submitted
February 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N975RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145MP
Aircraft serial
145337
Aircraft time
34,468 hours, 31,489 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
31,698 hours, 29,161 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB TO FL290, AT ABOUT FL220, SMELLED SMOKE, NOTICED THE ITT RISING & WENT INTO RED. PULLED THE THRUST LEVER BACK AND THE NR 2 ENG OUT POPPED PUT ON THE EICAS. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN A LOSS OF SIX QUARTS OF OIL. AN INSPECTION OF THE FRONT & REAR REVEALED NO INDICATION OF FAILURE & NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE WAS APPARENT. FIVE ENG CHIP DETECTORS WERE PULLED WITH THREE SHOWING EVIDENCE ON METAL DEPOSITS. FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE CENTER SUMP NR 4 BEARING.

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