Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
May 23, 2019
Submitted
May 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286HF
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14501177
Aircraft time
6,375 hours, 5,013 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Engine time
6,375 hours, 5,013 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
23074862
Part serial
CAE313347
Condition
Oil Consumption
Location
Nr 2
Part time
6,375 hours, 5,013 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AND ROTATION, FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A SMOKE AND WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE CABIN. THE CREW WAS NOTIFIED AND EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE ON CALL AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING, NOTHING OBVIOUS WAS FOUND IN ELECTRICAL OR LIGHTING SYSTEM IN THE CABIN. THEY ALSO PERFORMED IDLE AND HIGH POWER ENGINE RUN. THE SMOKE EVENT WAS DUPLICATED WITH OIL SMELL AND SUSPECTED TO BE COMING FROM NR 2 ENGINE BLEED SYSTEM. COMPANY MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION PER THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL, AND FOUND OIL AT THE SIX O'CLOCK POSITION OF THE INLET, BEHIND THE INLET GUIDE VANES. PER THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED WITH 50 FLIGHT HOURS FLY-BY AND RETURNED TO THE BASE AIRPORT TO HAVE NO.2 ENGINE REPLACED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO FOLLOW AFTER THE ENGINE REMOVAL AND SHOP VISIT.

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