Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 1, 2002
Submitted
January 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16981
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145208
Aircraft time
7,556 hours, 5,355 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
10,830 hours, 7,716 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TYS AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW WAS COMPLETING THE AIR PORTION OF THE ICE TEST WHEN A ODOR WAS SMELL IN THE CABIN AFTER A MINUTE THE ICIAS SHOWED SMOKE IN THE LAV BUT NO CABIN INDICATION OR SMOKE WERE NOTED IN THE LAV THE CREW RETURNED TO TYS. MAINT PERFORMED ALL TEST AND COULD'NT DUPLICATE. A DECISION WAS MADE TO R/R THE ENGINE, EVIDENCE SHOWED CARBON SEAL FAILURE. ENG WAS R/R IAW ROLLS-ROYCE MM. AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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