Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
November 19, 2007
Submitted
November 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14171
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
1450859
Aircraft time
8,842 hours, 4,832 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
8,842 hours, 4,832 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
8,842 hours, 4,832 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 7827 - LAX TO SFO - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRY FLIGHT TO ONT MX HANGER WHERE MX PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITIONS. NR 4 ENGINE CARBON SEAL EXHIBITED SIGNS OF HEAVY LEAKAGE(SEGMENTS FULLY WETTED WITH OIL AND COCKING ON THE EXTERIOR OF HOUSING). NR 4 CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED WITH POST SB72-348 STANDARD.

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