What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE OF SB AE3007A-72-368 MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE FAN CASE HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CASE. THE COMPOSITE CONTAINMENT RING WAS ALSO DELAMINATED. THE FAN CASE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2009
- Submitted
- April 27, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N14977
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145175
- Aircraft time
- 16,982 hours, 22,986 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A1P
- Engine time
- 23,688 hours, 17,807 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- 23061626
- Part serial
- 16215
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 23,688 hours, 17,807 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Rroyce · AE3007A1P
- Component part number
- 23070401
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.