Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
December 11, 2013
Submitted
December 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16183
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500914
Aircraft time
24,135 hours, 14,154 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Engine time
21,846 hours, 12,238 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW REPORTED A ACRID FOG IN COCKPIT WHICH OCCURED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE LAVATORY SMOKE ECIAS MESSAGE. FOG NOT SMOKE BUT WAS HIGHLY VISIBLE AND VERY PUNGENT. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE. CARBON SEAL DAMAGED. OPS CHECKED LAV SMOKE DETECTOR, GOOD.

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