Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145800
Aircraft time
12,137 hours, 9,909 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
8,267 hours, 8,318 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS3209015
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 1 Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED E1 OIL PRESSURE DROPPING INTO THE AMBER RANGE AND OIL QUANTITY WAS DOWN TO 3 QUARTS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE BUT THE PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DROP INTO THE RED RANGE. E1 WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE O-RINGS ON THE AFT SCAVENGE SUMP MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR WERE MISSING. THE O-RINGS WERE INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE SERVICED WITH OIL WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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