Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 31, 2014
Submitted
February 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12136
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145719
Aircraft time
30,557 hours, 17,511 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Engine time
22,479 hours, 13,629 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 AN NR 2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE, ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE R & R NR 4 GENERATOR GARLOCK SEAL, OPS AND LEAK TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON REPOSITION FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE LOST OIL AT 1QT PER 5 MINUTES, WHEN LEVEL REACHED 5QTS CREW RAN QRH AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 4 GENERATOR TO BE DAMAGING THE GARLOCK SEAL. MAINTENANCE R & R THE NR 4 GENERATOR AND AFFECTED GARLOCK SEAL, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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