Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 4, 2019
Submitted
August 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14204
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500968
Aircraft time
31,223 hours, 20,570 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Part
Engine
Condition
Sparks
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING E1 START SPARKS/FLAMES REPORTED COMING FROM BOTTOM/FRONT OF ENGINE BY OUTER AIRCRAFT. NO INDICATIONS NOTED IN COCKPIT. FOUND E1 ATS DAMAGED AND NR 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE EXTINGUISHED. R&R E1 ATS. OPS CHECK SAT. R&R E1 FIRE BOTTLE. OPS CHECK SAT. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN UP. OPS CHECK SAT. NO SPARKS OR FLAMES NOTED. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED FLUSH OF THE INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE ENGINE. OPS CHECK SAT. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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