Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 19, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13566
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145622
Aircraft time
16,500 hours, 12,595 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
19,564 hours, 14,617 cycles
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
23069438
Part serial
MM183234
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
19,564 hours, 14,617 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
U
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB AE3007A-72-368 ON THE NR 2 ENGINE A CRACK INDICATION OF THE 2ND STAGE HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE WHEEL WAS FOUND WHILE PERFORMING THE ULTRASOUND INSPECTION. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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