Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 14, 2008
Submitted
November 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145821
Aircraft time
11,412 hours, 9,466 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,060 hours, 13,977 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 6050, AVP TO LGA - ON SHORT FINAL, THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT AND FOUND THAT THE MESSAGE WAS PRESENT ONLY WHEN OPERATING OFF OF THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH WHERE THE ZERO CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THERE WERE NO FURTHER INDICATIONS.

More about the Emb EMB-145LR