Service difficulty report · Seal · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
September 12, 2007
Submitted
September 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336MV
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3018
Aircraft time
27,795 hours, 36,153 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A45R
Engine time
25,962 hours, 35,167 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
AS3209017114
Condition
Blew Out
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Transfer Tube · Pwa
Component part number
30209114
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ENGINE START. AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND BEFORE FLIGHT. EVIDENCE OF ENGINE OIL ON PROP BLADES AND FUSELAGE. REPLACED SEALS TO PRESSURE OIL TRANSFER TUBE TO POWER SECTION MODULE. NO FIRE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT. TWO SEALS FAILED, AS3209-017, AS3209-114.