Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 19, 2011
Submitted
May 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145763
Aircraft time
19,269 hours, 16,878 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,423 hours, 20,784 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
23073715
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Engine · Rroyce
Component part number
AE3007A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKED SEVERAL TIMES, ENTERING THE RED RANGE. THE CREW PULLED THE THRUST LEVERS BACK TO IDLE AND THE TEMPERATURE RETURNED TO THE GREEN RANGE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KCLT, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE PRESSURE SWITCH. MAINTENANCE THEN RAN THE ENGINE AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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