Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 26, 2009
Submitted
December 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16919
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145393
Aircraft time
21,263 hours, 16,182 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,621 hours, 16,711 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
23039952
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2411, THE CREW REPORTED A ENGINE ONE EXCEEDANCE AT TOP OF CLIMB WITH THE THRUST LEVER IN DETENT ITT AMBER JUST ABOVE 900 DEGREES AND N2 AT ABOUT 101 PERCENT, THE ENGINE STABILIZED WITH REDUCED THRUST, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 3 & 17 THERMOCOUPLES, AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR ACCELERATION CONTROL VALVE, OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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