Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 14, 2005
Submitted
January 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N577RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500862
Aircraft time
657 hours, 491 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
657 hours, 491 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A13
Part serial
CAE312704
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
657 hours, 491 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

FLIGHT 6399 CMH-BDL - AFTER TAKEOFF, A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE APPEARED ON EICAS. A HAZE WAS SEEN IN THE COCKPIT AND A LIGHT SMOKE COULD BE SEEN IN THE GALLEY. AFTER THE CHECKLISTS FOR LAV SMOKE WERE COMPLIED WITH, THE MESSAGE EXTINGUISHED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND FOUND THE OIL SMELL AND RESIDUE INSIDE BLEED AIR DUCTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE WITH NEW AND OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD PER EMB J/C CE720001.

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