Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 26, 2011
Submitted
October 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N287SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145460
Aircraft time
25,786 hours, 20,928 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
23,302 hours, 19,995 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Right
Part time
16,423 hours, 12,240 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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON EICAS. F/A VERIFIED SMOKE COMING FROM LAVATORY. RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE DEPT. INFRARED IMAGING LOCATED HOT AREA IN FLOOR OF CARGO BAY TO FLOOR OF LAVATORY. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT ENGINE TO BE AT FAULT. REPLACED THE RT ENGINE. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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