Service difficulty report · Seal · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
June 3, 2011
Submitted
June 9, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N503CF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11506
Aircraft time
3,305 hours, 8,845 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2K1
Engine time
2,889 hours, 7,202 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
2,889 hours, 7,202 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A NR 1 ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT AND VERIFIED THAT THE ENGINE PRESSURE WAS LOW BY LOOKING AT THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THE PILOT THEN REDUCED THE POWER ON THE NR 1 ENGINE AND LANDED AT THE AIRPORT. MECHANIC DISPATCHED AND AFTER A SHORT INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE REAR MAIN BEARING OIL RETURN LINE SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED BY A MFG REP AND A ENGINE RUN AND LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE NORMAL AND NO LEAKS NOTED.

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