Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
October 10, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145763
Aircraft time
13,085 hours, 11,236 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
13,092 hours, 11,242 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, 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 3055, LGA TO GSO. AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AROUND 200 TO 500 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINES AND FOUND THE ZERO BEARING CARBON SEAL LEAKING OIL INTO THE BLEED SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SDF WHERE THE ZERO BEARING CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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