What was found
TYS - A/C WAS DIVERTED TO TYS FROM BNA DUE TO E1 OVERTEMP. TYS MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE B-NUT THAT WAS LEAKING HOT AIR ONTO A TEMP SENSOR. TIGHTEN B-NUT AND OPD CHECK GOOD AND WAS RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2010
- Submitted
- September 10, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13990
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145277
- Aircraft time
- 25,006 hours, 18,655 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A12
- System (JASC)
- 7720 · Engine Temperature Indicating System
- Part
- Sensor
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.