Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 30, 2008
Submitted
September 15, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145606
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
23063131
Part serial
BAE11860
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
17,332 hours, 17,332 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5346, STL TO MSY. WHILE ON DESCENT INTO MSY, AT APPROXIMATELY FL285 THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED ABNORMAL INDICATIONS ON EICAS FROM E2. THE N1 INDICATIONS WERE INCREASE AND DECREASING RAPIDLY BUT WERE STAYING WITHIN LIMITS AS WELL AT THE ITT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE FADEC CHANNELS WERE COMMANDING IGNITION. AS THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM THERE WAS A FLAMEOUT ON E2, AT WHICH TIME ENG 2 OUT WAS DISPLAYED ON EICAS. THE APU WAS STARTED AND QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND E2 WAS SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES DURING THE OPERATION OF E2 AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON CALL MX AT MSY INSPECTED THE FADEC HARNESSES WITH NO FAULTS FOUND AND RAN THE ENGINES WITH THE FLIGHT CREW AND THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES. THE ACFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO STL FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. MX SWAPPED THE FADECS AND FOUND THAT THE INDICATION FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUED AND THAT THE FPMU WAS AT FAULT. THE FPMU WAS FAULT AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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