Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
February 12, 2018
Submitted
February 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N931AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500912
Aircraft time
31,761 hours, 27,104 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COCKPIT AND CABIN SMOKE VISIBLE AND DETECTABLE. VERIFIED SMOKE ODOR & VISIBLE SMOKE HAZE. INSPECTED ENGINE INLETS AND FOUND OIL PUDDLE IN BOTTOM OF THE LT ENGINE UNDER FAN BLADES & RUNNING DOWN BACKSIDE OF FAN BLADES INDICATING THE 0 CARBON SEAL HAD FAILED. REPLACED THE CARBON SEAL IAW MM 72-25-25-000-801, & 72-25-25-400-801. PERFORMED APPLICABLE ENGINE RUNS IAW MM , AND ETN-EM-72-034. NO FURTHER LEAKS OR ODORS NOTED.

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