SDR KY7A16055

Service difficulty report · Labyrinth Seal · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
June 7, 2010
Submitted
June 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882DC
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC882B
Aircraft time
8,978 hours, 10,589 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Engine time
26,148 hours, 27,576 cycles
Part
Labyrinth Seal
Part number
8940843
Condition
Migrated
Location
Compressor
Part time
6,173 hours, 6,999 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, SPARKS WERE NOTED EXITING TAIL PIPE, ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, AFTER SHUTDOWN, ON PULLING ENGINE THROUGH FOR COOL DOWN THE ENGINE CAUGHT AND COULD NOT BE SPOOLED. UPON ENGINE TEARDOWN, THE COMPRESSOR DIFFUSER SEAL WAS FOUND TO HAVE MOVED ALLOWING CONTACT WITH IMPELLER. THE SEAL RETAINER WAS WORN AWAY UNTIL THE RETAINER RING RELEASED.