Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 2, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7383
Aircraft time
18,623 hours, 15,625 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
1,727 hours, 1,330 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
5022T04P03
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL185 THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED SMELLING AN OILY ODOR AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE F/A REPORTED A BLUISH OILY SMELLING HAZE FILLING THE CABIN. THE EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED ALONG WITH THE QRH AND THE ACFT PREPARED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. THE RAM AIR VALVES WERE OPENED AND THE CABIN HAZE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE. THE SOURCE OF THE HAZE/SMELL WAS ISOLATED TO THE RT BLEED SYS, AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RT ENGINE WAS BOROSCOPED AND THE NR 3 CARBON SEAL WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. THE ACFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO SDF WITH THE NR 2 BLEED SYS SECURED CLOSED. THE NR 3 CARBON SEAL IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.