Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 18, 2006
Submitted
March 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14180
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500900
Aircraft time
2,331 hours, 1,249 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
2,331 hours, 1,249 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23070366
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,331 hours, 1,249 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2510, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING ON EICAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O WITH NO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE WARNING CLEARED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WITH NO ACTION FROM THE CREW, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO DEFICIENCIES NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON FLIGHT 2960 THE CREW PERFORMED AN AIR RETURN DUE TO SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. SUBMITTED WITH CORRECT PART NAME AND NUMBER, CORRECTED PART CONDITION. RESUBMITTED FOLLOWING DELETION OF DUPLICATE RECORD IA005.

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