Service difficulty report · Engine · Braero BAE1251000

Difficulty date
June 6, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513LR
Make and model
Braero BAE1251000
Aircraft serial
NA1004
Engine
Pwa PW305
Part
Engine
Part number
31B4892
Condition
Damaged
Location
Right
Part time
4,848 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC DEPARTED AND SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, SMOKE WAS NOTED IN CABIN WITH BAGGAGE SMOKE DETECTOR INDICATING SMOKE IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, APPROACH AND LANDING WERE UNEVENTFUL WITH NO OTHER INDICATION OF FIRE. UPON LANDING, FIRE DEPT CHECKED FOR HEAT SOURCES WITH NONE FOUND. CONTRACTED FOR INSPECTION AND MAINT, FOUND THAT THE RT (NR 2) ENGINE WAS MAKING SMOKE THROUGH THE ENGINE BLEEDS AND INJECTING SMOKE INTO THE CABIN. THIS ENGINE WAS A LOANER ENGINE FROM MFG AND AS SUCH MFG WAS CONTACTED. SERV REP WAS ON SITE AND DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING INTERNALY AND ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED AND SERVICEABLE ENGINE INSTALLED. NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME WHAT PART FAILED INTERNALLY IN ENGINE. (K)