Service difficulty report · Plug · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 23, 2011
Submitted
July 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145747
Aircraft time
19,581 hours, 16,834 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Plug
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

ON FLIGHT 3306 MAINTENANCE REPORTED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE NR 1 ENGINE ON POST FLIGHT. THE NR 1 ENGINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR OVER 10 MINUTES WHEN THIS WAS OBSERVED. ALL SHUTDOWN INDICATIONS HAD BEEN NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SHAFT PLUG IAW ROLLS ROYCE MM 72-59-15. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. REF NRWC'S 855-DFW-00349 AND 855-DFW-00350. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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