Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 31, 2005
Submitted
February 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N268SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145270
Aircraft time
12,361 hours, 9,461 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,217 hours, 9,386 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
2307356
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3217 - LGA-PHL - WHILE EN ROUTE A LAV SMOKE MASTER WARNING APPEARED ON EICAS. THE APPROPRIATE QRH CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE LAV AND SAW NO SMOKE OR FIRE AND NO SMELL WAS PRESENT ANYWHERE IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE EICAS MESSAGE WENT OUT AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FROM PHL TO IND WITH THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM OFF. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 0 CARBON SEAL TO BE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE NR 0 CARBON SEAL IAW ROLLS ROYCE MM 72-25-24-400-801, 72-21-300-400-801, AND 72-21-30-410-001. PERFORMED ENGINE CHECK RUN IAW 72-00-00-700-801. NO LEAKS OR SMELL NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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