Service difficulty report · Bearing · Cessna 500CESSNA

Difficulty date
February 16, 2010
Submitted
February 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622AT
Make and model
Cessna 500CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5000252
Aircraft time
11,796 hours, 12,340 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D1A
Engine time
21,912 hours, 14,277 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, B, E, G

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

What was found

IN CRUSE AT 34,000 FEET A CHANGE IN ENG TONE WAS NOTED. WITHIN 20 SECONDS THICK SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED. LT ENG 'OIL PRESSURE LOW' LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 20,000 FEET AND ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN CLEARED UP. LANDING WAS MADE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO ONE WAS HURT. SUSPECTED FAILURE IS THE NR 2 BEARING AIR/CARBON SEAL IN THE LT ENG WHICH CAUSE ENG OIL TO ENTER INTO COMPRESSOR SECTION OF ENG AND THEN INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE BLEED PORTS. ENG IS BEING REMOVED FROM ACFT AND SENT TO REPAIR CENTER.