Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145827
Aircraft time
12,695 hours, 10,912 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
12,703 hours, 10,919 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A1P
Part serial
CAE312705
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
8,218 hours, 7,987 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 6047, CMH TO JFK. ON CLIMBOUT BETWEEN 500 TO 1,000 FT A BURNING ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE OIL WAS NOTICED IN THE COCKPIT WITH NO ASSOCIATED WARNINGS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED MOMENTS LATER A BURNING ODOR AND SLIGHT HAZE IN THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW DONNED O2 MASKS AND COMPLETED THE QRH CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO CMH. WHILE RETURNING TO CMH THE HAZE DISSIPATED ALONG WITH THE ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND E2 TO BE LEAKING OIL FROM AROUND THE TOWER SHAFT INTO THE BYPASS AREA OF THE ENGINE. E2 WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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