Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 11, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N284SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145427
Aircraft time
17,286 hours, 14,304 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,287 hours, 15,356 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE311373
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
16,152 hours, 13,072 cycles
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

STL TO IAH - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM STL FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE EICAS MESSAGE. AT THE SAME TIME THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO REPORT SMOKE IN THE CABIN COMING FROM THE LAV TO ABOUT MID CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW ALSO DETECTED A FAINT ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN ENGINES AND TRACED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE TO THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SMOKE DID NOT RETURN.

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