Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 8, 2005
Submitted
September 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N267SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145268
Aircraft time
13,941 hours, 10,984 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
7,389 hours, 6,709 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3163 - BOS-ROC - UPON SHUTDOWN OF ENGINES AT ROC, RAMP PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. PASSENGERS DEPLANED IMMEDIATELY. THE FIRE WENT OUT BY ITSELF. DID NOT SEE THE FIRE BUT DID OBSERVE SMOKE COMING FROM THE AFT END OF THE AIRCRAFT. RAMP REPORTED THERE WAS A LARGE FIRE BALL OBSERVED. THERE WAS NO FIRE MESSAGE INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRACT MAINTENENACE CAME ON SCENE AND DRY MOTORED AND THEN RAN THE ENGINE WITH CFR PRESENT. NO FIRE OBSERVED. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

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