Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 5, 2012
Submitted
January 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145509
Aircraft time
25,186 hours, 20,426 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A12
Engine time
23,366 hours, 18,500 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
AE3007A
Part serial
CAE312631
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Part time
18,894 hours, 15,561 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

CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED A LAVATORY SMOKE INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. THEY REPORTED NO VISIBLE SMOKE WAS PRESENT, HOWEVER AN ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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