Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 18, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601DW
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145046
Aircraft time
27,400 hours, 23,823 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A12
Part
Engine
Condition
Odor
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING THE CREW OF FLIGHT 3762 REPORTED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER ENGINE RUNS A STRONG OIL SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN PER THE GROUND HANDLING CHECKLIST AND FOUND IT TO BE AN OIL BURNING SMELL. ACCOMPLISHED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OIL LEAKS PER RRMM 79-37-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. FOUND ENGINE TO BE CHANGED ON 12-18-09 AT CMH. SMELL WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY ENGINE BREAK IN. NO PARTS REMOVED OR REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OK’ED FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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