Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 29, 2008
Submitted
April 2, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145497
Aircraft time
16,524 hours, 15,061 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,324 hours, 16,266 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE311697
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Part time
17,324 hours, 16,266 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 7820, CMH-IAD, AFTER TAKEOFF AT 400 FEET, THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SMOKE PRESENT IN THE LAVATORY OR CABIN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO CMH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND ISOLATED THE FAULT TO E1. WHEN RUNNING ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE THAT HAD AN OILY SMELL. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE FOUND AND THE ZERO CARBON SEAL WAS DRY. E1 WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER SMOKE OR ODOR.

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