SDR CHQA000520

Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 24, 2004
Submitted
July 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N279SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145379
Aircraft time
9,437 hours, 7,273 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS ON CLIMB OUT AT HIGH POWER THEY EXPERIENCED A BURNING ODOR IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE POWER WAS DECREASED AND THE ODOR DISSIPATED. AS POWER WAS INCREASED THE BURNING ODOR CAME BACK. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT 98 PERCENT FOR 5 MINUTES AND AT GROUND IDLE FOR 3 MINUTES. PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUNS THREE TIMES WITH BOTH PACKS RUNNING AND THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. ALSO RAN THE APU. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE BURNING ODOR. SD CREW REPORTS THEY ARE RETURNING TO THE GATE DUE TO A BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. OIL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE NR 0 CARBON SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 0 CARBON SEAL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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