Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 6, 2025
Submitted
May 7, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145452
Aircraft time
52,800 hours, 49,568 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HUNG START ON NO.2 FOLLOWED BY FUEL SMELL IN A/C. PERFORMED GVI OF ENG 2 NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED OTHER THAN POOLED FUEL. DRY MOTORED ENG TO CLEAR OUT FUEL. DURING DRY MOTOR CONSTANT FUEL SPRAY WAS NOTED AT THE 6 OCLOCK POSITION WITH A 0 FUEL FLOW INDICATION ON THE EICAS SUSPECT FUEL LEAK INSIDE THE ENGINE. UNABLE TO CONTINUE T/S AT THIS TIME. FOUND FUEL NOZZLE 9 LEAKING R/RD FUEL NOZZLE 9 IAW RRMM 73-11-10 OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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