Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 6, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N845AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145685
Aircraft time
16,918 hours, 14,858 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
10,488 hours, 9,763 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23071880
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

ON FLIGHT 3064 RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED, RECEIVED A LAV SMOKE INDICATION MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED, SMELLED A STRANGE ODOR IN THE CABIN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT DECK CREW DONNED OXYGEN MASK AND RETURNED TO SAN. NO SMOKE WAS VISIBLE ANYWHERE IN COCKPIT, LAV OR CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRASH AND FIRE RESCUE CREW CAME IN AND COULD NOT FIND ANY HOT SPOTS OR ANYTHING THAT HAD SIGNS OF SMOKE OR ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER 2. FOUND EVIDENCE OF THE NUMBER 4 CARBON SEAL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 4 CARBON SEAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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