Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
17,952 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
Seal
Part number
LW13792
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
6 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LONG FINAL, INSTRUCTOR & STUDENT NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN COCKPIT. INSTRUCTOR TURNED OFF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THINKING IT WAS ELECTRICAL. SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE STILL NOTICED IN COCKPIT. INSTRUCTOR TURNED ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COMPLETED LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT BROUGHT INTO HANGAR, COWLING REMOVED AND INSPECTED FOR OIL LEAKS. SMALL OIL LEAK WAS NOTED AT FRONT CRANKSHAFT SEAL. THE INTAKE FOR THE CABIN HEAT IS LOCATED CLOSE TO BOTTOM OF FRONT SEAL. WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL WAS BEING SUCKED INTO CABIN HEAT INTAKE AND BURNING ON HEAT MUFFLER THEN ENTERING THE COCKPIT. NEW SEAL IS BEING INSTALLED. ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND OIL LEVEL WAS AT SAME LEVEL WHEN ACFT DEPARTED FOR FLIGHT SO NOT MUCH OIL LOST.

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