SDR 2001F00634

Service difficulty report · Seal · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 5, 2001
Submitted
November 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308NA
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
226
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Seal
Part number
3031697CL
Condition
Coked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ENGINE OIL USAGE HAD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. UP TO 1 QUART IN ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME. WE SPLIT THE ENGINE AND INSPECT THE NR 2 MAIN BEARING LABYRINTH SEAL AREA. THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THIS AREA RUNNING HOTTER THAN NORMAL AND A COKING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THE ACTION TAKEN WAS TO INCORPORATE PW SB 14320 WHICH CHANGED THE OIL JET FOR THE NR 2 MAIN BEARING AND THE NR 2 BEARING COVER AND SEAL. ALSO, REMOVED THE CARBON DEPOSITS FROM THE SEAL SURFACES. THIS ALLOWS MORE COOLING IN THE AREA AND THIS REDUCING THE CHANCES OF THE COKING PROBLEM RECURRING. FLEW AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR TO VERIFY THAT THE OIL USE AGE PROBLEM HAD SUBSIDED. CHECKED OK. (M)