Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 8, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652CT
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120289
Aircraft time
38,882 hours, 49,769 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Engine time
28,363 hours, 34,537 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
AS3209218
Condition
Burst
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 24000, OIL WARNING LITE LEFT ENGINE CAME ON. CREW NOTED OIL PRESSURE AT 40PSI FOR LEFT ENGINE, CREW REFERENCED QRH, PILOT ADVISED ATLANTA CENTER OF PROBLEM AND REQUESTED FL2000. SECURED ENGINE PER QRH. REQUESTED DIRECT CLT AND WAS GIVEN DESCENT 10 M13000. CREW NOTED NO FIRE OR SMOKE. LEFT ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE ROSE DURING FEATHER. CREW ATTEMPTED A RESTART SUCCESSFULLY, BUT OIL PRESSURE STILL REMAINED AT 40 PSI-CREW RESECURED ENGINE. ADVISED FLIGHT ATTENDANT--SHOOT ILS APPROACH 18C APPROACH CLT UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

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