Service difficulty report · Starter · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 9, 2005
Submitted
September 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N272SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145306
Aircraft time
14,305 hours, 11,106 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,007 hours, 8,161 cycles
Part
Starter
Part number
35059106
Part serial
254C
Condition
Smoke
Location
Engine
Part time
3,205 hours, 2,343 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

ON PUSHBACK & ENG START, NORMAL UNTIL START OF NR 1 ENG, WHEN START/STOP SELECTOR ENGAGED RECEIVED NO INDICATION OF NORMAL START. NO ROTATION, NO OIL PRESSURE, NO FUEL FLOW, AND NO ITT RISE. ABORTED START, ATTEMPTED A CROSS BLEED START, SAME RESULTS. TAXIED TO GATE TO ATTEMPT A EXTERNAL AIR START. NOTIFIED BY GROUND PERSONNEL OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE. BEGAN EMERGENCY EVACUATION MEMORY ITEM & CHECKLIST. CAPTAIN PULLED BOTH FIRE HANDLES. F/O NOTIFIED ATC & VISUALLY VERIFIED CHECKLIST ITEMS. VISUALLY INSPECTED NR 1 ENG & SAW SMOKE. BLEW -A- BOTTLE & WAITED, SMOKE STILL VISIBLE AS STRONG IF NOT STRONGER. BLEW B-BOTTLE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO CEASE. REMOVED & REPLACED TURBINE STARTER.

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