Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 6, 2012
Submitted
October 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600BP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145044
Aircraft time
34,873 hours, 29,396 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A12
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 3909 THE CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKING OFF FROM TYS THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE INDICATED 8 QUARTS. DURING CLIMB E2 OIL WAS OBSERVED AT 6 QUARTS OF OIL. THE CAPTAIN MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. DIVERTED TO IND AND LANDED WITH 4 QUARTS OF OIL AND NO INCIDENTS. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE EXTERNALLY ON THE ENGINE OTHER THAN NORMAL STREAKS OF FUILD ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN IAW RRMM 72-00-00. FOUND OIL LEAKING EXCESSIVLY AT THE ZERO CARBON SEAL AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE NR 2 ZERO CARBON SEAL ASSEMBLY REF AE3007A MM 72-25-25. PART- TEFLON RING/PART NUMBER23072308. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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