SDR PLGA51952

Service difficulty report · Rear Seal · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
May 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340BE
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A062
Propeller
Rotol R3544123F13
Part
Rear Seal
Condition
Worn
Location
Prop Hub
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

JFK - 4308 - THE AC STARTED VIBRATING, THE CREW ISOLATED THE VIBRATION TO THE RT SIDE OF THE AC. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE, THE RT ENG PROP GEARBOX OIL PRESS DROPPED TO 0 PSI. UPON REACHING 0 PSI THE RT PROP RPM DROPPED FROM 1220 TO 1040 RPM THEN RETURNED TO 1220 RPM. AS THE PROP RPM STARTED TO DROP AGAIN THE CREW SHUTDOWN THE RT ENG. THE AC DIVERTED TO BDL. MX DETERMINED THE REAR HUB CROSS SHAFT O-RING HAD FAILED ALLOWING PGB OIL TO FLOOD THE PROP HUB. THE PROP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE AC WAS RETURNED TO SERV. S/D - DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE VIBRATION TO BE THE RESULT OF OIL MIGRATION PAST THE REAR SEAL GROOVE O-RING INTO THE HUB CAUSING THE OUT OF BALANCE CONDITION. (Z)

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