Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
February 12, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N704LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500091
Aircraft time
9,948 hours, 6,134 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Engine time
9,790 hours, 6,027 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
4252070
Part serial
3432
Condition
Leaking
Location
Accy Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN OILY BURNING ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCTS. CREW DEACTIVATED THE FWD AC PAC AND THE ODOR WENT AWAY. MX FOUND THE NR1 ENGINE ACCY GEARBOX BREATHER ADAPTOR CARBON SEAL LEAKING. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT. MX FOUND THAT THE NEWLY INSTALLED SEAL WAS NOT PROPERLY SEATED. THE SEAL WAS AGAIN REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUNS PROVED SUCCESSFUL. THE FAULT REPEATED ON THE NEXT FLIGHT.

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