Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
July 27, 2010
Submitted
July 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605665
Aircraft time
3,159 hours, 2,478 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
31J130001
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INFLIGHT AT 25,000'. OIL PRESSURE ON GUAGE AT CRUISE POWER SETTING WAS APPROX 28PSI. RETARDED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND OIL PRESSURE ROSE TO APPROX 68 PSI. ENG DATA BUTTON PRESSED DURING DESCENT. PASSING 6,000' ON DESCENT AT IDLE, ENG PARAMETERS WERE N1 33.0 PERCENT, N2 59.6 PERCENT, OIL PRESS 68PSI, OIL TEMP 34 DEG, RAT 17 DEG. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY BUT AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ENG WAS SMOKING AND NO OIL ON SIGHT GUAGE. T/S TO BAD GARLOCK SEAL ON GEARBOX BREATHER TUBE. R & R SEAL AND COMPLETED OIL CONSUMPTION RUN. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD. DATA REF IAW MM 72-60-02.

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