Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 1, 2008
Submitted
April 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N566RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145691
Aircraft time
14,603 hours, 11,056 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,394 hours, 12,788 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE312032
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
14,394 hours, 12,788 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 6221, CHA TO CVG - JUST OUTSIDE THE OUTER MARKER THE FLIGHT CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND BEGAN RUNNING THROUGH THE QRH CHECKLISTS. ONCE CLEARED TO LAND A LAV SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. AT THE SAME TIME THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE WAS TEMPING OUT. THE THRUST WAS REDUCED TO 50 PERCENT TO LOWER THE TEMP. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE REMAINED IN THE RED AND THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. AFTER REPLACING THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE, THERE WERE NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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