Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135BJ

Difficulty date
September 28, 2007
Submitted
October 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N907LX
Make and model
Emb EMB135BJ
Aircraft serial
14500966
Aircraft time
1,490 hours, 835 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
1,490 hours, 835 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
1,490 hours, 835 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

THE CREW REPORTED A NORMAL TAXI AND WERE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. AT 80 KNOTS THE CREW DETECTED SMOKE. THEY ACHIEVED V1 AT THAT TIME AND THE CREW WAS CERTAIN IT WAS SMOKE THE CREW COMPLETED THEIR TAKEOFF AND NOTIFIED ATC AND REQUESTED AN ATB TO CLE ALL THE EMERGENCY CKECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. MX TROUBLESHOT SMOKE IN CABIN / COCKPIT AND FOUND NR1 ENG "0" CARBON SEAL LEAKING. ZERO CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED, MX RAN AIRCRAFT WITH NO SMOKE/ SMELL NOTED.

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