Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135ER

Difficulty date
January 18, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N325JF
Make and model
Emb EMB135ER
Aircraft serial
145499
Aircraft time
8,774 hours, 8,622 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
8,774 hours, 8,622 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 AT APPROX 400 FT, PILOTS RECEIVED "LAV SMOKE" EICAS INDICATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY & RETURNED FOR LANDING AT DEPARTURE. ACFT GROUNDED UNTIL MX DETERMINES ROOT CAUSE. F/A INVESTIGATED ACFT LAV - OBSERVING NO FUMES OR SMOKE. ONCE ON THE GROUND FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED EXTERNAL INSPECTION " NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FUMES". AFTER ALL PASSENGERS DEPLANED, FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARD TO INVESTIGATE LAV "NO INDICATION OF SMOKE OR FUMES". ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR MX EVALUATION. RESIDUAL ENG CLEANER IN BLEED AIR SYS & ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS. MX CONDUCTED ENG CORE WASHES DURING WEEKEND.

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