SDR DGCA06009

Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Rkwell NA26565

Difficulty date
January 2, 2006
Submitted
March 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265M
Make and model
Rkwell NA26565
Aircraft serial
465031
Aircraft time
13,446 hours, 10,106 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313R1D
Engine time
12,892 hours, 9,702 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE, PLTS NOTICED RT ENG OIL PRESSURE WAS ABOVE THE GREEN ARC INTO THE YELLOW. PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE AND THE OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED THE THROTTLE MOVEMENT, AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THEY HEARD A POP FROM THE REAR OF THE A/C. THEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. CREW BEGAN THE S/D PROCEDURE AND RETURNED TO JAN FOR MX. UPON INVESTIGATION OF PROB, THE MX NOTED OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE A/C AND INSIDE THE COWL. THE OIL FILTER BY-PASS INDICATOR WAS POPPED INDICATING FILTER BY-PASS. THE FILTER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND SOAP SAMPLE, WHEN IT WAS REMOVED, IT WAS NOTED THAT IT HAD SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF METAL IMPREGNATED IN IT. THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE BEING TAKEN PRESENTLY.