Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 20, 2008
Submitted
March 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500874
Aircraft time
8,174 hours, 7,260 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,656 hours, 14,357 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23071880
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
15,656 hours, 14,357 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3799, CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN AND COCKPIT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKEOFF. ABORTED TAKEOFF AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE UNEVENTFULLY. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE ASSEMBLY IAW WORK CARD 71-000-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 4 CARBON SEAL. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE NR 4 CARBON SEAL WAS NOTED WITH SEVERAL INDICATIONS IN THE CARBON SEALS. THE OUTER CARBON SEAL HOUSING WAS ALSO NOTED WITH OIL STAINING AND COKING DUE TO OIL LEAKING PAST THE CARBON SEAL SEGMENTS. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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