Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 18, 2020
Submitted
September 18, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145150
Aircraft time
46,438 hours, 44,007 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Engine time
9,120 hours, 9,928 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS WAS THE FIRST OF 2 CABIN ODOR EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AIRCRAFT/ENGINE. INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING (INCLUDING BORESCOPE OF THE COMPRESSOR) DID NOT FIND ANY FAULTS RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. DURING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, A BORESCOPE OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE CAE312796 IDENTIFIED OIL STAINING ON THE IPC BLADES AND FLOW PATH EXTENSION. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND SENT TO SAA FOR INVESTIGATION. STRIP OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK PAST THE NR 4 CARBON SEAL (WHICH WAS POST SB72-405 IMPROVED TEMPERATURE CAPABILITY CARBON SEAL). NOTE: THE SECOND EVENT IS DETAILED IN MAXIMO EVENT 3635823952. IT WAS DEEMED NON-BASIC SINCE THE OIL STAINING WAS NOT DISCOVERED AFTER THE FIRST EVENT.

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