Service difficulty report · Smoke · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
May 20, 2001
Submitted
May 24, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12957
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145080
Aircraft time
7,019 hours, 4,911 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Smoke
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

EWR---CO4187 CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT AND AIRPLANE. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO EWR. AIRCRAFT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR ENGINE LEAKING OIL AT BOTTEM OF FAN, SUSPECT ZERO BEARING. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT POWER, NO SMOKE NOTED. AIRCRAFT BEING MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO TYS FOR ENGINE CHANGE.

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