Service difficulty report · Seal · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
December 19, 2002
Submitted
May 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft time
21,884 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UG
Propeller
Rotol R333482F12
Part
Seal
Condition
Broken
Location
Propeller Dome
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AT DEPARTURE, CLIMBING TROUGH 2000 FT, SMOKE WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT. RECIRCULATION FAN WAS CONFIRMED OFF, BOTH PRESSURIZATION FLOWS WERE TURNED OFF WHICH REDUCED SMOKE ENTERING COCKPIT. ON LANDING, REVERSE THRUST WAS ASSYMETRIC. AFTER SHUT-DOWN, LT ENGINE COWL WAS FOUND TO BE COVERED IN OIL. BROKEN PROP PISTON O-RING ALLOWED HIGH PRESSURE OIL INTO SPINNER AND SUBSEQUENTLY INTO ENGINE INTAKE. HIGH TEMP P3 BLEED AIR BROUGHT SMOKE TO THE COCKPIT DUE TO THE LT FLOW FEEDING THE COCKPIT IN THE JETSTREAM 3112.