Service difficulty report · Spinner · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 18, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Part
Spinner
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE WE RECEIVED SMOKE TOILET CAUTION MESSAGE. WITH A SLIGHT HAZE AND A MUSTY SMELL IN THE CABIN. WE RETURNED TO THE FIELD. SMOKE TOILET CAUTION MESSAGE WENT AWAY, BEFORE WE LANDED. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE INLETS. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK IN LEFT ENGINE INLET. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS. WHILE APPROACHING TO POWER WITH LEFT ENGINE AND PACKS RUNNING OFF LEFT ENGINE BLEED SOURCE, OBSERVED CABIN FILL WITH FUMES AND TOILET SMOKE CAUTION MESSAGE ON EICAS. RE-INSPECTED LEFT ENGINE INLET AND FOUND OIL LEAKING AT 6 O`CLOCK POSITION OF SPINNER AND OIL WETTING ON INNER DIAMETER ENDS OF FAN VANES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ENGINE PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE ASSY (TC# 20190227005)