Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 12, 2023
Submitted
June 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605083
Aircraft time
7,483 hours, 6,739 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Engine time
6,993 hours, 6,459 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Distressed
Location
Nr 4
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE AT 4000FT MASTER WARNING AND LO OIL PRESS RIGHT LILLUMINATED; OIL PRESS RIGHT TAPE DROPPED TO ZERO AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. WE DID THE PRECAUTIONARY RIGHT ENG SHUT DOWN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: ENGINE REMOVED AND SENT TO SHOP. SHOP FOUND FOLLOWING AND REPAIRED:THE REASON FOR REMOVAL OF FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. THERE WAS OIL FOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GAS PATH OF THE ENGINE. THE NO. 1 BEARING CARBON SEAL HAD CHIPPING OF THE CARBON ELEMENT AND SHOWED SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THE INTERSHAFT CARBON SEALS SHOWED SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AS THERE WAS OIL COKED ON THE SIDES OF THE TWO CARBON SEALS. THE NO. 3 AND NO. 4 BEARING CARBON SEALS ONLY SHOWED A SMALL LEAK. THE NO. 5 BEARING CARBON SEAL HAD A LOOSE WAVE SPRING AND THE CARBON ELEMENT WAS ALSO LOOSE. ALL MAINLINE CARBON SEALS WERE REPLACED SINCE THEY ALL SHOWED SIGNS OF BEING COMPROMISED. THE NO. 4 BEARING SHOWED SIGNS OF DISTRESS AND WAS REPLACED.

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