Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 5, 2008
Submitted
November 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145370
Aircraft time
19,738 hours, 15,310 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,676 hours, 16,640 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
19,676 hours, 16,640 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 5997, PHL TO CLE - DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT ABOUT 2,000 FT, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING RUBBER ODOR COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ACFT AND LAV. THE FLT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT AND THE LAV SMOKE INDICATION WAS DEFERRED. THE ACFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CLE FOR AN UNRELATED MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING WAS PERFORMED. DURING ENGINE RUNS THE ODOR OF OIL WAS NOTED WHEN OPERATING ON THE E2 BLEED SYSTEM. E2 WAS THEN INSPECTED FOR LEAKAGE OF THE ZERO CARBON SEAL WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. IN CMH, THE OIL SMELL WAS VERIFIED AS COMING FROM E2 AND THE ENGINE WAS THEN CHANGED.

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