Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
April 24, 2010
Submitted
April 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13123
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145688
Aircraft time
20,636 hours, 10,993 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Engine time
16,292 hours, 8,615 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23071880
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAH - FLIGHT 2352, THE CREW REPORTED A FUEL SMELL AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, CONFIRMED THE ODOR TO BE COMING FROM ENGINE ONE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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