Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 1, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145433
Aircraft time
20,960 hours, 19,633 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23070366
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 3789, RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED RECEIVING A LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE ON EICAS. FOLLOWED AOM PROCEDURES & REQUESTED CRASH, FIRE & RESCUE UPON LANDING. ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CAPTAIN THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE RT OUTBOARD BRAKE WAS FROZEN & NR 4 TIRE DRAGGING. NO OTHER EICAS MESSAGES NOTED. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R NR 4 MLG BRAKE ASSY IAW 32-600-14. R & R NR 4 MLG TIRE IAW 32-700-11. R & I SERVICEABLE SMOKE DETECTOR IN LAVATORY IAW 26-12-01. TEAR DOWN REPORT INDICATES CAUSE OF SMOKE IN ENGINE 1 DUE TO FAILURE OF NR 4 CARBON SEAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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