Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Lear 36A

Difficulty date
January 17, 2000
Submitted
March 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32AJ
Make and model
Lear 36A
Aircraft serial
36A048
Engine
Garrtt TFE73122B
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
30756451
Part serial
9919366801122
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
231 hours
Component
High Press Shaft Assy
Component part number
723010R
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE EXPERIENCED IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN 230.5 HRS FOLLOWING CZI (COMPRESSOR ZONE INSP) AND INSTALL OF NEW STYLE CARBON SEALS PER SB 72-3596 REV 7. ENG TEARDOWN REVEALED FAILURE OF PLANETARY GEAR BEARINGS, PLANETARY GEARS, SUN GEAR, AND RING GEAR. FAILURE CAUSED BY OIL STARVATION TO PLANETARY ASSY DUE TO BLOCKAGES OF PLANETARY OIL MANIFOLDS OIL JET STRAINER, PN 894764-3. THE HAT SHAPED STRAINER WAS PACKED WITH CARBON WHICH REDUCED OIL FLOW TO PLANETARY GEAR AREA. ENG TOTALLY DISASSEMBLED TO ACCOMPLISH LUBRICATION CONTAMINATION INSP AND DETERMINE WHICH COMP GENERATED CARBON PARTICLES. PARTICLES TRACED TO NEW NR 5 CARBON SEAL PN 3075645-1, SN 9919366801122. (X)

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