SDR CHQA000545

Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 28, 2004
Submitted
August 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145226
Aircraft time
11,229 hours, 8,512 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,727 hours, 8,512 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Location
Zone 400
Part time
11,727 hours, 8,512 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AFTER ROTATING AND ON CLIMBOUT DURING FLIGHT 3135 FROM CLT TO YYZ, THE CREW REPORTED A LAV SMOKE WARNING INDICATION ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A LIGHT HAZE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN AND A BURNING ODOR. THE SMELL CLEARED UP DURING DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE SMELL WAS ISOLATED TO THE NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM CLT TO CMH. WHILE DOING ENGINE RUNS, THE E2 ITT WAS HIGH AND AN E2 LOW MARGIN MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. THE SMELL WAS TROUBLESHOT DOWN TO THE NR 2 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 145 JOBCARD CE720001.

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