Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 10, 2006
Submitted
January 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14179
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500896
Aircraft time
2,500 hours, 1,361 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
2,500 hours, 1,361 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23072308
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLE FLIGHT NR 2409, THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN DURING FLIGHT. IT WENT AWAY AFTER 1 MINUTE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN CLE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A OIL LEAK AT THE FRONT FRAME AREA. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED. UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN WAS THE ZERO CARBON SEAL'S TEFLON LIP SEAL.

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