What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE, SMOKE ON SHUTDOWN AND OIL BLOWING FROM GEARBOX. UPON INSPECTION OF GEARBOX PARTS NOTED AIR OIL SEPERATOR HYDRODYNAMIC SEAL LEAKING. SCRAPPED SEAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2002
- Submitted
- August 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3116P
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51530
- Aircraft time
- 16,544 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 18,587 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7260 · Turbine Engine Accessory Drive
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- 23063371
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Oil Separator
- Part time
- 639 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.