Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
October 14, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708LX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500109
Aircraft time
8,016 hours, 4,838 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Engine time
7,810 hours, 4,720 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
4252070
Part serial
13727
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Gearbox
Part time
7,810 hours, 4,720 cycles
Component
Gearbox
Component part number
23063060
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB PHASE, CREW REPORTED "OIL LEVEL LOW - R" CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW CHECK THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY AND FOUND IT 8 QUARTS LOW. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT DROPPED TO 8.5 QUARTS LOW. CREW DECIDED TO DIVERT AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. 5 MINUTES FROM LANDING THE OIL PRESSURE WAS AT 35 AND CREW DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE RIGHT ALTERNATOR GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED.

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