Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 28, 2014
Submitted
December 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145417
Aircraft time
33,209 hours, 29,997 cycles
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

OILY BURNING SMELL COMING THRU PACK SYS WITH TAKEOFF THRUST & CLIMB THRUST SET. SEEMED TO GET WORSE IN THE DESCENT WITH LOW THRUST SETTINGS. NO VISIBLE SMOKE. SUSPECT PACK NR 1 SYS. TRANSFERRED TO NRWC 650-DFW-01912. IAW NRWC 650-DFW-01917, COMPLIED WITH. R & R E1 NR 0 CARBON SEAL. ENG RUN PERFORMED FOR ODOR CONFIRMATION, NO SMELL NOTED IAW ETN-EM-72-034.

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