Service difficulty report · Compressor · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
April 2, 2013
Submitted
April 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000122
Aircraft time
21,099 hours, 12,365 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT FL180 E1 SURGED REPEATEDLY. ENGINE 1 CONTROL FAULT CAME ON EICAS. FOLLOWED QRH AND THRUST WAS UNSTABLE. PERFORMED INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE 1 AND RETURNED TO DTW. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MTX PERFORMED BOROSCOPE OF ENG 1 IAW GE MM 72-00-00-220-802, FOUND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR SECTION. 865RW REMOVED AND REPLACED E1 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD.

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