Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N271SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145305
Aircraft time
27,102 hours, 25,704 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,738 hours, 18,886 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A
Part serial
CAE311863
Condition
Failed
Location
Right
Part time
21,738 hours, 18,886 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
E, G

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 THAT THE ENGINE 2 OIL PRESSURE DROPPED INTO THE AMBER RANGE AND THE ENGINE ITT ROSE INTO THE RED. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT, RAN THE CHECKLIST, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PASSENGER O2 MASKS WERE ALSO DEPLOYED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THAT THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THE CABIN WAS EVACUATED AS A FURTHER PRECAUTION. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS OF THE ENGINE WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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