Service difficulty report · Engine · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145634
Aircraft time
25,333 hours, 23,089 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A13
Part
Engine
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4439, DURING TAXI-OUT, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE & HAZE. RETURNED TO GATE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ODOR SMELLED LIKE ENGINE OIL. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR 1 ENGINE TO BE SOURCE OF OIL ODOR & HAZE. ENGINE CARBON SEAL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED PER MM 72-25-25-000-801 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW 71-000-00. COMPLIED WITH ENGINE ODOR EVENT IAW ETN-EM-72-034. NO ODOR DETECTED. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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