Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 1, 2002
Submitted
October 8, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145150
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Engine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

SDF - FLT 4072 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SDF, THE CREW HEARD A VERY LOUD 'EXPLOSION' FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE CAPTAIN THEN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION BY CONTRACT MAINTENANCE, IT APPEARS THAT THE BLEED SYSTEM ON THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSY. (M)

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