Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
August 31, 2022
Submitted
September 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1027P
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800004
Aircraft time
4,391 hours, 3,090 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Engine time
4,391 hours, 3,090 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Faulted
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT OF OBSERVING SMOKE IN THE CABIN, THE CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST, DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND ISOLATED THE BLEAD AIR SOURCE TO THE NO1 ENGINE. SMOKE DIMINISHED. APPROACH AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER TROUBLESHOT AND AFTER MULTIPLE ENGINE RUNS DETERMINED THE RIGHT ENGINE CARBON SEALS WERE AT FAULT. THIS REQUIRES THE ENGINE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR REPAIRS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION ON FAILED CARBON SEALS AT THIS TIME.