Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 9, 2008
Submitted
April 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N291SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145486
Aircraft time
17,204 hours, 14,009 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
9,847 hours, 7,767 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE311837
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
15,514 hours, 11,544 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5940. CREW RETURNED TO FIELD FOR A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. MAINT FOUND THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR FULL OF DUST. AFTER CLEANING THE SMOKE DETECTOR THE SYS WAS OPS CHECKED GOOD. LATER THAT DAY THE MESSAGE RETURNED WHILE ON APPROACH AND CLEARED WITHIN 40 SECONDS. THE CREW PERFORMED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. MAINT ISOLATED THE FAULT TO E2 WHILE AT HIGH POWER. THE AC WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH WHERE E2 WAS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING E2 THERE WERE NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED.

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