Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 11, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
24,708 hours, 19,747 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
21,796 hours, 19,629 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT BETWEEN 600-700FT THERE WAS VISIBLE SMOKE IN THE CABIN FOLLOWED BY A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON EIACS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN BOTH ENGINES AND BLEEDS WITH PACKS IN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS AND REPORTED THAT WHILE OPERATING ON THE NR 2 BLEED, THERE WAS AN ODOR PRESENT. THE NR 2 BLEED WAS SECURED CLOSED AND DEFERRED THEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO KSDF FOR FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING. IN KSDF MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ZERO CARBON SEAL LEAKING. THE ZERO CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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