Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 12, 2007
Submitted
March 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15973
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145159
Aircraft time
18,486 hours, 13,686 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,981 hours, 9,368 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
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

EWR FLIGHT 3068 THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO EWR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND RAN BOTH ENGINES. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE LAV INDICATION AND SMOKEY ODOR. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE HAZE IN THE CABIN WAS THE NR 4 CARBON SEAL.THE SEGMENTS AND THE TEFLON SEAL NO LONGER RETAINED OIL FROM SEEPING OUT TO THE TIP OF THE FRONT SUMP HOUSING AND INTO THE HP COMPRESSOR"S AIR STREAM.

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