Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
September 19, 2012
Submitted
September 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145112
Aircraft time
30,957 hours, 29,181 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A11
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD UNSCHEDULED LANDING INTO KCVG FOR HAZE IN CABIN FOLLOWED BY LAV SMOKE ON EICAS. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS OF LAV LIGHTS, WIRES AND BALLAST, NO DEFECTS FOUND AND OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED INSPECTIONS OF ALL CABIN LIGHT BALLAST AND WIRING, NO DEFECTS NOTED AND OPS CHECK GOOD. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT RAM AIR INTAKE EROSION TAPE MISSING AND PLACED ON DEFERRAL. PACK 1 ACM AND HEAT EXCHANGER REQUIRE FURTHER INSPECTION AND DEFERRED PACK 1 SYSTEM. A/C REPOSITIONED TO KSTL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 1 ENGINE CARBON SEAL LEAKING OIL AND CAUSING SMOKE/HAZE AND SMELL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINGE CARBON SEAL, OPS CHECK GOOD. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE NR 1 HEAT EXCHANGER AND LEFT RAM AIR EROSION TAPE.

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