Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 3, 2013
Submitted
December 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445FL
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK345
Aircraft time
6,934 hours, 5,916 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Engine time
8,773 hours
Part
Seal
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL IN FLIGHT. ODOR APPEARED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AT HIGHER POWER SETTINGS. DISCOVERED OIL IN THE BLEED AIR SYS & DETERMINED THAT THE OIL WAS BLOW BY FROM WORN SEALS ON THE ENG. THE BLEED AIR SYS WAS CLEANED & THE NR 1 ENG WAS REPLACED.

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