SDR 98ZZZX1259

Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal

Difficulty date
November 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
406340104101
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pto Aft Area
Component
23035155
Stage of operation
IN
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

NEW PTO SEALS WERE INSTALLED IN REPAIRED GEARBOX. ENGINE WAS ASSEMBLED AND TESTED ON 11-06-97. AFTER TEST CELL RUN, FOUND AFT PTO SEAL BROKEN AT INNER LIP. NEW PTO SEALS ARE NOT AT SAME DIMENSIONS AS OLD (RED) PTO SEALS. NEW PTO SEALS ARE LARGER IN DIAMETER MAKING INSTALLATION EXTREMELY HARD AND CAUSING SEAL TO BOW AND CAUSE LEAKAGE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED CHANGE DIAMETER OF SEALS TO MATCH THOSE OF THE OLD (RED) SEALS.