Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 17, 2011
Submitted
April 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500149
Aircraft time
9,297 hours, 5,636 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
38005761
Part serial
P249
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
9,547 hours, 8,607 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, HAD BRIEF EXHAUST LEAK, SMOKEY ODOR FROM COCKPIT OVERHEAD VENT. RAN APU AND TURNED ON BLEED AIR. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE OILY ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. STARTED ENGINES AND TURNED OFF APU. ODOR WENT AWAY. BOROSCOPED AREA AND FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM CARBON SEAL. R & R APU IAW MM 49-10-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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