Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2013
Submitted
September 17, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145279
Aircraft time
29,106 hours, 25,923 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE FLT, NR 1 ENGINE FUEL IMPELLER BYPASSED ILLUMINATED ON EICAS. NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER AND ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS STARVED OF FUEL. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW 71-00-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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