SDR 96ZZZX5887

Service difficulty report · Seal · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N268ST
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
470122D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Seal
Part number
6854424
Condition
Failed
Location
Start/Gen Mt Pad
Part time
2 hours
Component
6886442
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, 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 NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED A LOW TORQUE PRESSURE INDICATION, FURTHER EXAMINATION OF ENGINE INSTRUMENTS REVEALED ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STEADILY DROPPING. PILOT PROCEEDED TO IMMEDIATELY LAND HELICOPTER. AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN PILOT FOUND OIL LEAK IN ENGINE AREA AT THE ENGINE GEARBOX STARTER GENERATOR MOUNT PAD. WHEN STARTER GENERATOR WAS REMOVED, THE P/N 6854424 SEAL WAS LAYING ON THE STARTER GENERATOR SPLINED SHAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILED SEAL REVEALED THAT THE OUTER DIAMETER OF SEAL WAS SMALLER THAN THREE OTHER SAME P/N SEALS INCLUDING ANOTHER PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED SEAL. SEAL TOTAL TIME WAS 1.5 HOURS.