Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
July 18, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft time
1,839 hours
Engine
Pwc PW306C
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
30B589801
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Agb
Part time
65 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

HAD AN AMBER CAUTION. `ENG CHIP DETECT L` ABOUT 5 MIN FROM LANDING. THE LIGHT WENT OUT ON SHORT FINAL AND THE CAME ON AGAIN. IT CAME ON AND WENT OUT NUMEROUS TIMES. LIGHT WAS OUT WHEN ACFT SHUTDOWN. ACCESSORY GEARBOX CARBON SEAL FAILURE ON LT ENGINE. SEAL HAS AN 800 HR LIFE LIMIT. SEAL FAILED AT 64.9 HRS. MX RELEASE: REMOVED OIL FILTER, CHIP DETECTOR, STARTER/GENERATOR AND A/C GENERATOR. CLEANED AND INSPECTED OIL FILTER, CHIP DETECTOR AND SEALS. RE-ASSEMBLED WITH ALL NEW PACKINGS. INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER PN 30B6070-01 AND NEW STARTER/GENERATOR SEAL PN 30B5898-01.