Service difficulty report · Sump · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 28, 2010
Submitted
June 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259JQ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145763
Aircraft time
17,067 hours, 14,668 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
11,594 hours, 9,713 cycles
Part
Sump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
11,594 hours, 9,713 cycles
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT OF PHL THE CABIN AND COCKPIT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINES AT FULL POWER AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAULT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO CMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. IN CMH THE AFT SUMP IN E2 WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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