Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft time
7,033 hours
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
6,033 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) DURING CLIMB, THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO, CREW REDUCED POWER AND ACTIONED QRH, OIL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO LAND. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE WITH THIS ENGINE, THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND THE NR 4 BEARING CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS ANOTHER OF OUR AIRCRAFT HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND THAT ENGINE WAS ALSO REMOVED FOR REPAIR AT WHICH TIME THE MFG IMPLEMENTED 2 SB IN RELATION TO THE NR 4 BEARING SEALING. IT IS THOUGHT THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE.

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