Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal

Difficulty date
September 9, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5194Y
Engine
Cont TSIO550C
Engine time
520 hours
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
520 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ACFT ARRIVED AT REPAIR STATION FOR OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION ON RH BRAKE ASSEMBLY. DURING OIL CHANGE, FOUND CONSIDERABLE OIL LEAK ON TOP OF ENGINE, WITH OIL DRIPPING FROM BOTH MAGNETO VENTS. THE OIL LEAKAGE WAS CLEANED UP AND THE OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED. DURING THE ENGINE GROUND RUN, THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS POOR WITH MIS-FIRING OCCURING AT VARIOUS RPM'S. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR OIL LEAKS WITH A 500-HOUR INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED ON BOTH MAGNETOS. BOTH MAGNETOS HAD 24.2 HOURS SINCE REPAIR AND INSPECTION. BOTH MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE VENT PLUGS REMOVED TO LOOK INTO THE MAGNETOS. BOTH MAGNETOS HAD OIL INSIDE INDICATION THE GARLOCK SEAL AND OIL SLINGER RINGS WERE ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO GET INSIDE MAGNETOS. THE MAGNETO PART NUMBER IS BL-500556-101 AND SERIAL NUMBERS ARE D12KA002R & D12IA135R.