SDR CHQA000490

Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 17, 2004
Submitted
May 21, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145486
Aircraft time
7,536 hours, 5,797 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
7,536 hours, 5,797 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

FLT 3090 CREW REPORTS, RECEIVED LAV SMOKE WARNING DURING CLIMBOUT OF DCA AND FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE LAV AREA. RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE DEPT REPORTS NO VISUAL SIGNS OF SMOKE AND NO SCENT. MX REPORTS, PERFORMED PNEUMATIC RUNS AND HAD NO LAV SMOKE INDICATION, PERFORMED H/P RUNS, NO SIGNS OF OIL CONSUMPTION, PERFORMED VISUAL INSP FOR OIL LEAKS EXTERNALLY. MX REMOVED FLOORBOARDS TO CHECK FOR LEAKS, NO INDICATION. PERFORMED TEST FLIGHT, OPS CHECK GOOD. AFTER FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT TO IND FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, THE CAUSE WAS ISOLATED TO NR 1 ENGINE AND WAS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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