Service difficulty report · Liner · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
October 16, 2008
Submitted
October 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18120
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145681
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Part
Liner
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Nr 0 Bearing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCI FLIGHT NR 2484 THE CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM MCI. THE ACFT RETURNED TO MCI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD. INVESTIGATION CLOSE-OUT FROM MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE NR 0 BEARING LINER SHIFTED. THIS ALLOWED OIL TO ESCAPE THE FAN BEARING HOUSING AND SUBSEQUENTLY GET INTO THE CORE FLOW OF THE ENGINE. THE PFI IS THEREFORE THE FAN BEARING HOUSING.

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