Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
September 25, 2001
Submitted
September 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14514
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145303
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
2,654 hours, 2,226 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
23072309
Part serial
KU1E042
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left Engine
Part time
2,654 hours, 2,654 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ICT FLT#4151 - CREW REPORTED A "PACK 2 FAIL" MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO ICT. THE #2 PACK WAS PLACED ON MEL AND THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCHED. UPON THE NEXT TAKEOFF WITH THE #2 PACK MEL, A LAV SMOKE INDICATION WAS DISPLAYED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AGAIN TO ICT WHERE MAINTENANCE PLACED THE NUMBER ONE BLEED SYSTEM ON MEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AT IAH, DURING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE #1 BLEED SYSTEM MEL, MAINETANNCE FOUND THE #1 ENGINE FAN SEAL TO BE LEAKING OIL. THE AFFECTED SEAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED, AND THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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