Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 23, 2007
Submitted
November 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145199
Aircraft time
20,648 hours, 16,256 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,479 hours, 12,051 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
23073461125
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH TO STL - DURING CLIMB-OUT WHILE PASSING THROUGH 9,000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE NR 2 ENGINE ITT WAS AMBER WITH AN INDICATION OF 905C AND CLIMBING. THE POWER WAS REDUCED IMMEDIATELY AND THE QRH WAS EMPLOYED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. AS A RESULT THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO MAINTAIN ITT AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE ENGINE NR 2 FUEL FLOW WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN ENGINE NR 1. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND THE V-BAND DISCHARGE CLAMP MISSING FROM THE DISCHARGE TUBE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE MISSING V-BAND CLAMP AND RAN THE ENGINES WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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