Service difficulty report · Seal · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 9, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Seal
Part number
430404701
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
813 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL SEAL FAILED ALLOWING THE ENGINE OIL TO ENTER THE AIRFLOW INTO THE COMPRESSOR AND THEN GET BURNED UP IN THE HOT SECTION. THIS LOSS OF OIL WAS FINALY MADE KNOWN TO THE PILOT WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE CORRESPONDING DROP OF PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE. THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL TO A LANDING AND COMPLETED THE LANDING AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITH NO IRREGULARITIES. THE TIME LINE IS UNKNOWN AS TO HOW LONG IT TOOK TO EMPTY THE OIL TANK AS IT WAS AT THE PROPER LEVEL AT THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 FLIGHT HOURS LATER.