Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 7, 2013
Submitted
July 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N674RJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500801
Aircraft time
23,321 hours, 20,746 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUL ODOR WHEN NR 1 PACK WAS SELECTED AND ON ENGINE BLEED SOURCE ODOR IS LESS WITH APU BLEED SOURCE, AND GONE WITH THE PACK OFF. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034 AND DETERMINED ENGINE NR 1 BLEED TO BE THE SOURCE OF ODOR. FOLLOWING THE FIM 72-00-00-810-814 UP THROUGH STEP BLOCK 10, SOME EVIDENCE OF OIL STAINS WERE FOUND ON IGV BLADES. ALSO BLOCK 12 WAS CHECKED AND SPANNER LOCK-NUT PLUG DIAPHRAM FOUND IN GOOD CONDITION. R & R NR 1 ENG 0 CARBON SEAL UP TO SUB TASK 72-25-25-965-001 IAW MM 72-25-25 NO DEFECTS NOTED ON DIMENSIONAL CHECK CARBON SEAL. ACCOMPLISHED E1 ETN NO DETECTABLE SMELL IAW ETN-EM-72-034. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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