Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145117
Aircraft time
24,642 hours, 24,365 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Engine time
12,202 hours, 11,184 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 2792 DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE CREW REPORTED AN EXHAUST TYPE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. ODOR INTENSIFIED. BOTH COCKPIT CREW MEMBERS DONNED OXYGEN MASK & ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW. PASSENGERS DID NOT REPORT DETECTING ANY EXHAUST ODORS. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW AMM 71-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND PERFORMED ETN EM-72-034 R4 NO NOTICEABLE OIL ODORS IN ACFT. DURING SHOP VISIT THE PFI WAS DECLARED AS BEING THE 0 CARBON SEAL, HOWEVER ALL SEALS WERE LEAKING ON THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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