Service difficulty report · Seal · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
June 8, 2001
Submitted
June 8, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
325
Aircraft time
9,728 hours
Part
Seal
Part number
UAE651
Condition
Broken
Location
Left Eng Pylon
Part time
9,728 hours
Component
Torsion Tube
Component part number
MY2057153810
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING POST MAINTENANCE ENGINE RUN FOR AN UNRELATED ACTION, THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE LEFT ENGINE TORSION TUBE ASSY (P/N MY20571-53810) WAS FOUND BROKEN APPART INSIDE THE ENGINE PYLON BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION FR31 AND FR32. THE BREAK WAS LOCATED AT THE INBOARD SECTION OF THE TORSION TUBE IDENTIFIED AS A "SEAL" AS SHOWN IN FALCON 20 IPC CHAP, 76-10-20, PAGE 50-0, ITEM 50, P/N UAE651. INTEGRATED INTO THIS PART IS A METAL "UNIVERSAL-JOINT TYPE CONFIGURATION WHICH HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH.