Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6001A11

Difficulty date
March 12, 2012
Submitted
March 27, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N396KM
Make and model
Cndair CL6001A11
Aircraft serial
1059
Aircraft time
8,844 hours, 4,766 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Idg
Component
Idg
Component part number
721428
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL PREFLIGHTS, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NR 2 INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR HAD AN INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY AND QUANITY OF OIL SERVICING. AFTER INVESTAGATING THE CAUSE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVE END CARBON SEAL WAS LEAKING, ALLOWING PRESSURIZED OIL TO TRANSFER INTO THE NR 2 ENG SYS. A NEW CARBON SEAL WAS INSTALLED IAW THE CMM AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. AFTER THE NEXT FLIGHT, THE NR 2 IDG OIL LEVEL WAS NOTED TO BE LOW AGAIN. THE IDG WAS THEN REPLACED WITH AN O/H RENTAL UNIT. PERFORMED ENGINE GROUND RUN FOR LEAK AND OP'S CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.