Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
August 8, 2010
Submitted
October 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000066
Aircraft time
15,722 hours, 9,780 cycles
Engine
Ge CF348E5
Engine time
160,044 hours, 9,949 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
16,004 hours, 9,949 cycles
Component
Engine · Ge
Component part number
CF348E5
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED BAD SMELL IN COCKPIT THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT, AND GOT WORSE AS FLIGHT PROGRESSED. TURNED OFF PACK 1 BUT SMELL DID NOT SUBSIDE. MAINTENANCE RAN PACKS FOR 30 MINUTES AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY SMELL. PERFORMED HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS AND FOUND NO OIL POOLING IN E1 FAN CASE. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO IND. FOUND EVIDENCE OF A-SUMP LEAKING OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SEAL PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE AND PERFORMED COMP WASH. AFTER ENGINE RUN OIL WAS FOUND COVERING FAN BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE NR 1.

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