Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15527
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145413
Aircraft time
19,030 hours, 17,250 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,284 hours, 16,463 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Engine · Allsn
Component part number
AE3007A
Stage of operation
TO
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 UPON TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, CREW BECAME AWARE OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 4000 FEET, THE SMOKE RAPIDLY DISSIPATED AND WENT AWAY WITH POWER REDUCTION AND THE RECIRCULATION FANS TURNED OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO KSDF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING, EMERGENCY PERSONNEL CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE RETURNING IT TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE ONE ZERO CARBON SEAL. OPERATIONAL CHECKS AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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