Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 1, 2009
Submitted
November 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145293
Aircraft time
22,829 hours, 21,371 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,959 hours, 16,886 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF, HAD A SMOKE SMELL IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WITH NO VISIBLE SMOKE. THE SMELL CLEARED AFTER TWO MINUTES AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS FLIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE IN GSO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE THAT ENTERED THE CORE OF ENGINE 2. A BOROSCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ENGINE 2 BLEED SYSTEM WAS DEFERRED DUE TO CONTINUING ODORS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO CMH WHERE A COMPRESSOR WASH WAS PERFORMED AND NO FURTHER ODORS WERE NOTED.

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