Service difficulty report · Magnetic Seal · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
October 29, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
9,549 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YN
Part
Magnetic Seal
Part number
78023061
Condition
Leaking
Location
Prop Rgb
Part time
22 hours
Component
Rgb
Component part number
78010012
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ONE OF THE PILOTS NOTICED A SMALL ENGINE OIL LEAK ON BOTTOM OF ENGINE COWLING. REMOVED THE ENGINE COWLING AND FOUND LEAK ON PROP REDUCTION GEARBOX INPUT SEAL AREA. REMOVED PROP REDUCTION GEARBOX, INPUT QUILL ASSY AND REPLACED MAGNETIC SEAL. UNDER 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS, A SCRATCH AT 90 DEGREE ACROSS THE CARBON SEALING SURFACE WAS FOUND. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN, NO LEAKS, RETURN TO SERVICE. DEFECTIVE MAGNETIC SEAL RETURN TO MFG. (TC NR 20071101005)

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