Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 12, 2006
Submitted
May 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145381
Aircraft time
13,668 hours, 11,127 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,367 hours, 12,128 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
4252070
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NORMAL FLIGHT UNTIL CLIMBING THROUGH FL300, NOTICED OIL PRESSURE FOR NR 2 ENGINE WAS IN THE AMBER RANGE ON THE EICAS. CHECKED QUANTITY OF OIL ON NR 2 ENGINE, NOTICED ONLY 3 QUARTS (8 QUARTS OBSERVED DURING AFTER START CHECK). PRESSURE FELL TO 19 PSI IN THE RED RANGE & MASTER CAUTION BELL WENT OFF ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED EICAS WARNING FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE. RAN QRH, ADVISED TO DO A PRECUATIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. TOTAL TIME FROM NOTICING OIL PRESSURE & TIME ENGINE SHUTDOWN APPROX 3 MINS. NO OTHER ENGINE LIMITS EXCEEDED. ATC CLEARED DIRECT TO CMH. REST OF FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL, LANDED OVERWEIGHT. REMOVED & REPLACED MAGNETIC CARBON SEAL FOR NR 2 GENERATOR & NR 2 FPMU. RAN ENG, CHECKED FOR LEAKS, NONE FOUND.

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