Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
February 13, 2007
Submitted
February 15, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898TA
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK295
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

TRIP NR 1141843 CREW REPORTED A NOXIOUS OILY SMELL WHEN ENGINE IS AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS CONTINUING THROUGH CLIMB THEN DISSIPATING DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROWN RESIDUE INTO BLEED DUCT WITH SOME CRYSTALLIZATION AND SUSPECTS LEAKING AT CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR SEAL ON THE NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINE IS BEING CHANGED. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CRACK AT THE NR 3 BEARING SCAVENGE OIL TUBE. RESIDUAL OIL WAS FOUND ON THE GAS GENERATOR ASSEMBLY NEAR THE CRACKED LINE.

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