Service difficulty report · Seal · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 12, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Seal
Part number
3022376
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
711 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) EXCESSIVE OIL THRU ENGINE DRAIN LINES NOTED. VERY MESSY ON GEAR DOORS AND BELLY AREA OF AIRCRAFT. OIL APPEARED TO BE LEAKING FROM STARTER GEN ACCESSORY PAD OIL SEAL, REPLACED WITH NEW, SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS WERE CLEAN. LOG BOOK SHOWS THAT THIS SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS.OF NOTE, THE OLD SEAL APPEARED TO BE EASY TO TEAR AS BEING REMOVED FROM CARRIER, IT IS RUMOURED THAT SOME SEALS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE REPLACEMENT SEAL WAS INSPECTED WITH THE SPRING REMOVED AND APPEARED NORMAL.