Service difficulty report · Seal · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
January 18, 2001
Submitted
April 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N176AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft serial
64003
Aircraft time
24,521 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Seal
Part number
370930
Condition
Cracked
Location
Compressor
Part time
2,375 hours
Component
Compressor Assy · Pwa
Component part number
JFTD12A4A
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

ENGINE DISASSEMBLED FOR REPAIR OF COMPRESSOR. AT DISASSEMBLY, 9TH STAGE DISK DOUBLE LIPPED REAR ROTATING AIRSEAL, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN 3 PLACES, APPROXIMATELY 0 , 30, AND 120 DEGREES. ENGINE WAS OPERATED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND DURING ENGINE PRE RUN PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLY. BELIEVE CRACKING MAY BE FROM THE TIGHT FIT FOUND DURING INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF THE SEAL FROM THE DISK EVEN WHEN HOT AND COLD PRACTICES ARE USED.