Service difficulty report · Seal · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
March 10, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft time
817 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE7312
Part
Seal
Part number
70820262
Condition
Missing
Location
Apu
Part time
956 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER EXPERIENCING DC POWER DIFFICULTIES OVER SEVERAL TIMES, FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED WATER STAINS ON TOP OF THE LT AFT POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL (PDP). AFTER REMOVING THE PDP COVERS, WHITE POWDER ALUMINUM LIKE CORROSION WAS FOUND INSIDE THE COVERS. INTERNAL PCB HAD 2 LARGE CORROSION SPOTS OVER SEVERAL CONTACTS. FOUND DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE LT AFT PDP WAS A MATING FLANGE FOR APU COOLING. THIS FLANGE WAS LEAKING WATER FROM RAIN AND FREQUENT AIRCRAFT WASHING. THE SEALING WAS FOUND TOO THIN ALL OVER THE FLANGE AND SEALING WAS COMPLETELY MISSING WHERE THE 4 RETAINING BOLTS WERE DUE TO FLIGHT VIBRATIONS OVER TIME. (TC NR 20060313001)