Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 30, 2002
Submitted
August 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N393SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120330
Aircraft time
13,212 hours, 19,303 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Engine
Part number
PW118B
Part serial
115098
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Part time
5,856 hours, 8,427 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, F
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE EN ROUTE FROM SAN TO LAX, NR 1 ENGINE TORQUE BEGAN TO SURGE AND AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW BACK AND FORTH. FOLLOWED QRH AND SELECT EEC MANUAL PER QRH. FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES LATER NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AGAIN WITH WIDER PARAMETER SWINGS. ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL FAILURE. CHECKLIST CALLED FOR ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SHUTDOWN & SECURED ENGINE PER THE QRH. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEEDED TO LAX. REMOVED & REPLACED LEFT ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW MM 71-00-00 & 61-10-03.

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