Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
September 20, 2009
Submitted
September 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145058
Aircraft time
27,103 hours, 23,103 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Engine time
18,504 hours, 16,735 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23083826
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 9803 - DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT THE CREW REPORTED, SAW AND SMELLED OILY SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND CABIN. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ENGINE NUMBER 2 WAS REPLACED. UPON THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE THE NR 4 CARBON SEAL EXHIBITED A PRESENCE OF OIL AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAL HOUSING AND COVERING THE CARBON SEAL SEGMENTS. THUS, OIL WAS LEAKING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEAL AND BETWEEN THE SEGMENTS AND THE CARBON SEAL RUNNER. THE NEW CONFIGURATION NR 4 CARBON SEAL ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED IAW SERVICE BULLETIN 72-360. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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