Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 8, 2008
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145124
Aircraft time
19,626 hours, 19,401 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Engine time
15,587 hours, 14,735 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1
Part serial
CAE311449
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2
Part time
15,587 hours, 14,735 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
F, E

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4221 CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE ON FIRE. REPORTED FROM TRAILING SINGLE ENGINE. A/C ON TAXIWAY. WHILE STARTING NR 2 ENGINE A HUNG START WAS NOTED. TAILWIND 130 DEGREES 23 GUSTING TO 29. HUNG START PROCEDURE APPLIED BUT TRAILING A/C REPORTED FLAMES AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST AND TORCHING FUSELAGE. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS EXCEPT SMOKE ODOR. ENGINE FIRE PROCEDURE APPLIED. CABIN AND COCKPIT FIRE SMOKE FUMES CHECKLIST APPLIED. ENGINE CHECKED AND SECURED BY CFR. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE IAW WORK CARD 72-00-00. THE PRIMARY REASON FOR REMOVAL WAS: ENGINE 311449 ATTEMPTED A CROSS BLEED START AND THE OTHER ENGINE WAS BELOW THE REQUIRED SPEED OF 80 PERCENT N2. ROLLS ROYCE REVIEW OF THE DATA FROM THE ENGINE 311449 FOUND THE MAXIMUM ITT WAS 264 DEGREES C. THE MAXIMUM FUEL FLOW ACHIEVED DURING THE START WAS 330 PPH. N2 NEVER REACHED SPEEDS ABOVE 15.5 PERCENT N2 AND NO FAN SPEED WAS DETECTED ON THE DFDR DATA. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED ACCORDINGLY FOR AN EXCESSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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