Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
June 12, 2020
Submitted
June 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1327J
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250009
Aircraft time
6,049 hours, 5,171 cycles
Engine
Wilint FJ441A
Engine time
6,019 hours, 5,134 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
56965
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A RED MASTER WARNING INDICATOR AND A MESSAGE FOR LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND REQUESTED AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO DEPARTURE IAW THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. CREW PERFORMED A SINGLE-ENGINE VISUAL APPROACH AND LANDING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI UNDER ITS OWN POWER TO THE FBO. MAINTENANCE HAD REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND AFT OIL BREATHER GARLOCK SEAL PREVIOUSLY. AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN UNTIL THIS OCCURRENCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A SINGLE BURR ATTACHED TO THE MAGNETIC SIDE OF AFT OIL BREATHER GARLOCK SEAL AND FOUND A SLIGHT GOUGE IN THE INNER HOUSING OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP MOUNTING FLANGE AT GARLOCK SEAL. BOTH THE HYDRAULIC PUMP GARLOCK SEAL AND AFT OIL BREATHER GARLOCK SEAL WERE REPLACED WITH NEW. LEAK CHECKED AND ONE HOUR OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK WERE PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.

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