Service difficulty report · Seal · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
August 15, 2000
Submitted
August 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
102
Engine
Cfe CFE73811B
Part
Seal
Part number
305058834
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
279 hours
Component
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

LP FWD STATIC SEAL HAD INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE STAGE 2 HPT ROTOR DISK AFT FACE. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THE SEPARATION OF THE 2-PIECE STATOR SEAL. PROBLEM FOUND BY BORESCOPE INSPECTION PER CFE FIELD ENGINEERING INSTRUCTION NR CFE 738-FEI-00-01-R1. (X)