Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
August 26, 2010
Submitted
August 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N371SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145535
Aircraft time
24,079 hours, 18,485 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,319 hours, 17,206 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A13
Part serial
CAE311427
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
23,975 hours, 18,818 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

AT ABOUT 1,500FT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CHECKED THE LAVATORY AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ODOR. ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE LAVATORY DOOR WAS OPENED, THE MESSAGE CLEARED ON EICAS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GRR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINES WERE RUN AND THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO PRODUCE WHITE SMOKE IN THE CABIN. THE ENGINE NR 2 BLEED WAS SECURED CLOSED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CMH FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. IN CMH THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND OIL WAS FOUND IN THE INNER BYPASS AREA. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED.

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