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Service difficulty report · Seal · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
February 4, 2008
Submitted
February 9, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769B
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
60
Aircraft time
11,381 hours, 10,509 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE73121C
Part
Seal
Condition
Worn
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, E
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN, FOLLOWED PROCEDURES TO CLEAR SMOKE AND ISOLATED POWER TO MEDICAL EUIPMENT BELIEVING THAT WAS THE SOURCE. NO ADDITIONAL SMOKE OR SMELL WAS OBSERVED. WHILE EN ROUTE TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY THE CREW REPORTED HEARING AND FEELING A LOUD VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME, BELIEVING IT TO BE FROM AN ENGINE. INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN AIRCRAFT. THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL WAS OBSERVED TO BE HIGHER THAN NORMAL, POSSIBLY CAUSING A MINOR LEAK RESULTING IN THE SMOKE IN CABIN. TWO BLEED AIR LINE CONNECTIONS WERE FOUND WITH WORN SEALS AT THE HEAT EXCHANGER CAUSING THE METAL LINE TO VIBRATE AND LEAK CAUSING THE VIBRATION.