Service difficulty report · Transducer · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
February 25, 2015
Submitted
February 27, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145203203
Aircraft time
35,493 hours, 32,914 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
29,922 hours, 26,519 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
APS51500
Part serial
636411113
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
29,922 hours, 26,519 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
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 FL32, NOTICE A REDUCTION IN AIRSPEED AT FL 30. NOTICED A FLUX IN NR 1 ENG ITT, N1 & N2, 91 TO 88%. PILOT LEVELED OFF AT FL32 & REDUCED POWER SETTING, POWER BACK & NOTICED A LARGER ITT, N1, N2 FLUX. WEATHER WAS VFR CLEAR WITH NO ICING. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS & DECLARED AN EMER. THE ENG WAS NOT SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. NO EICAS MSG APPEARED DURING THIS EVENT. PILOT STATED SMOOTH LANDING & WAS UNEVENTFUL.. ENG SHUTDOWN WAS NORMAL AFTER LANDING. MX REQUESTED A REVIEW OF THE CMC, ENG TREND DATA, THAT RESULTED IN NO ANOMALIES OR EVENTS BEING HIGHLIGHTED. ANTI-ICE TRANSDUCER FOR THE NR 1 ENG WAS FOUND FAULTY.

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