SDR CHQA000577

Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 30, 2004
Submitted
January 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145379
Aircraft time
10,159 hours, 7,890 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,745 hours, 6,123 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
11,745 hours, 6,123 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE ON FLT 3103 FROM LGA TO SDF, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE ITT DROPPED TO THE AMBER RANGE, AN EICAS E2 OUT MESSAGE APPEARED, AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THE QRH WAS RAN AND ABOUT 35 MINUTES OUT FROM SDF, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DURING LANDING AN EICAS E2 EXCEEDED MESSAGE AND AN E2 SHORT DISPATCH MESSAGE APPEARED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE EXHAUST SECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED GROUND RUNS OF NR 2 ENGINES WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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