Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 26, 2009
Submitted
July 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145532
Aircraft time
21,304 hours, 15,796 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,706 hours, 12,931 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A13
Part serial
CAE312048
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
Part time
16,238 hours, 13,106 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5356, JAX TO STL. ON DESCENT INTO STL, THE CREW HEARD A THUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THRUST WAS DECREASED TO FLIGHT IDLE. A SHARP SPIKE IN E2 EGT WAS FOLLOWED BY AN E2 OUT MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE E2 OUT CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED ALONG WITH THE PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT-DOWN CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED AT STL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND METAL ON THE CHIP DETECTOR FOR THE CENTER BEARING. THE ENGINE WAS THEN CHANGED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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