Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 13, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663AR
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145778
Aircraft time
18,058 hours, 16,039 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 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

ON FLIGHT 4079 AFTER ROTATION LAVATORY SMOKE MESSAGE PRESENTED ON EICAS AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YUL WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW MTX WC 71-000-00. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. TEARDOWN FOUND NR 4 CARBON SEAL FAILED, CAUSING THE SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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