SDR 2023F00275

Service difficulty report · Magnetic Seal · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
September 6, 2023
Submitted
September 15, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N511EC
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
0013
Aircraft time
9,029 hours, 7,273 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ44
Engine time
9,029 hours, 7,273 cycles
Part
Magnetic Seal
Part number
56965
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 400
Component
Pump · Cessna · MC145495
Component part number
99123923
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, E, A

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

What was found

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PASSING THROUGH 24,000 FEET, I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STARTING TO DECREASE AT A NOTICEABLE RATE. I INFORMED FT WORTH CENTER OF THE SITUATION AND SAID I NEEDED TO LAND AT THE CLOSEST AIRPORT. THAT AIRPORT BEING KCRT. I INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND WHEN ON A 6 MILE FINAL TO THE AIRPORT THE RED WARNING LIGHT FOR OIL PRESSURE ILLUMINATED. I PULLED THE RIGHT ENGINE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE RISE AND THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISH. I ELECTED TO LEAVE THE ENGINE RUNNING AT THIS TIME. ON SHORT FINAL THE WARNING LIGHT REILLUMINATED. ONCE I WAS ON THE RUNWAY I SHUTDOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE AND TAXIED INTO THE RAMP AREA. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND THE DIPSTICK SHOWED NO OIL. I WAITED 30 MINUTES FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AGAIN AND STILL NO OIL WAS EVIDENT ON THE DIPSTICK. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES HAD BEEN SERVICED THE PREVIOUS WEEK BY STEVENS AEROSPACE. I CALLED THEM TO INFORM THEM OF THE SITUATION AND THEY SENT A MOBILE AOG UNIT THAT AFTERNOON. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MAGNETIC SEAL THAT WAS REPLACED THE PREVIOUS WEEK WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE GEARBOX WITH A NEW STYLE, WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE SEALS. THE ENGINE WAS TEST RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER THE GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED.

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