Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
June 23, 2008
Submitted
July 30, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N716AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145264
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Engine time
17,313 hours, 15,386 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23072309
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4788 - CREW REPORTED ON A FOUL ODOR COMING BLEED SYSTEM ESPECIALLY ON CLIMB AND DESCENT. ODOR RESIDUE WAS STILL PRESENT IN COCKPIT ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE 1 ZERO CARBON SEAL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 0 BEARING HAD SHIFTED LINEARLY IN THE FAN BEARING HOUSING. THE FAN BEARING HOUSING WAS REWORKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE BULLETIN 72-331. LEAKS AND NO ODOR NOTED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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