Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 8, 2012
Submitted
March 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N565QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605818
Aircraft time
2,754 hours, 2,161 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW545B
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
30J275601
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 1 OIL PRESSURE WENT INTO THE YELLOW. PROCEDURE COMPLETED. THEN WENT BELOW 20 PSI, MASTER WARNING AND LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IAW CHECKLIST. ON POSTFLIGHT, SIGHT GAUGE EMPTY (WAS FULL AT DEPARTURE) AND OIL ALL OVER COWLING. OIL TEMP WAS NORMAL AND NO OTHER INDICATION. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM LT ENGINE DRAINS, REMOVED LT ENGINE DRAIN ASSY, CLEANED LT ENGINE, GROUND RUN, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM LT ENGINES HMU DRAIN AND LT ENGINE ALTERNATOR DRAIN, REMOVED LT ENGINE HMU. R & R GARLOCK SEAL WITH NEW, REINSTALLED LT ENGINE HMU. GROUND RAN LT ENGINE AT TAKE OFF POWER, NO LEAKS FROM DRAINS NOTED IAW MM 72-60-01.

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