SDR LM1RRA0159

Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
June 29, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
LM1R301K
Pratt and Whitney Engine Services Inc
Engine
Pwa PT6A68
Part
Transfer Tube
Part number
3007867
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Agb
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, CUSTOMER REPORTED STATIC OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE INLET. AGB REMOVED REVEALING A CUT O-RING AND DISTORTED PACKING GROOVE ON THE NR1 BEARING TRANSFER TUBE JOINING THE AGB DIAPHRAM AND AIR INLET HSG. LIKELY CAUSE WAS MISALIGNMENT OF TRANSFER TUBE DURING AGB MATING TO INLET ASSEMBLY. SDR SUBMITTED TO RAISE AWARENESS TO TECH ON POTENTIAL FOR MISALIGNMENT OF THE OIL TRANSFER TUBES DURING MATING PROCESS OF AGB AND AIR INLET SECTIONS, AND FOR OPERATORS TO RECOGNIZE THE SYMPTOMS THIS TYPE OF INTERNAL OIL LEAK.