Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 10, 2008
Submitted
March 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13978
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145180
Aircraft time
20,320 hours, 15,062 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
16,398 hours, 12,450 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE311743
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
16,398 hours, 12,450 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 2156 - AFTER TAKEOFF THE LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE, PERFORMED GROUND RUNS AND CLEARED THE DISCREPANCY.

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