What was found
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB AE3007A-72-368 REV 3 HPT STAGE 2 WHEEL SURFACE ULTRA-SONIC INSPECTION, A CRACK INDICATION WAS POSSIBLE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2011
- Submitted
- February 25, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N22909
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145459
- Aircraft time
- 20,053 hours, 16,412 cycles
- Engine
- Rroyce AE3007A12
- Engine time
- 16,160 hours, 14,375 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine Wheel
- Part number
- 23069438
- Part serial
- MM228405
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 16,160 hours, 14,375 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Rroyce · AE3007A1P
- Component part number
- 23070401
- 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.