Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
December 8, 2008
Submitted
December 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N774XJ
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500274
Aircraft time
1,456 hours, 727 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007C1
Engine time
1,456 hours, 727 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
1,456 hours, 727 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DEPARTING TEB, FLT CREW REPORTED AT 40K FT SMOKE IN THE CABIN AT TAKEOFF POWER ENROUTE TO LAS. AFTER CLIMB-OUT AND POWER REDUCED, CREW WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE SMOKE. DIVERTED TO CMH. MX WAS CONTACTED AND A ROLLS ROYCE REP WAS ALSO ON SITE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO FERRY THE ACFT TO WICHITA CITATION SERVICE CENTER (ICT) FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. WHILE PERFORMING THE FERRY FLIGHT INSP, SMALL AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL WERE FOUND ON THE LT ENGINE CASE SPLIT LINE. WHILE AT ICT, THE LT ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE NR 0 AND THE NR 4 BEARING SEALS WERE LEAKING INTRODUCING SMALL AMOUNTS OF OIL TO THE LOW PRESSURE BLEED LINE. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND A LOANER ENGINE INSTALLED.

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