Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 24, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145616
Aircraft time
25,777 hours, 21,799 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 4529 THE CREW REPORTED THE ECS SYSTEM SMELLS OF OIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034 AND FOUND 0 CARBON SEAL LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED 0 CARBON SEAL FROM E#1 IAW RR MM 72-25-25-400-801. REPLACED FAN SPINNER WHEEL IAW RR MM 72-21-10-400-801 AND REPLACED FAN SPINNER IAW RR MM 72-21-20-400-801. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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