Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A380841

Difficulty date
October 28, 2019
Submitted
October 28, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QEMY466L
GE Aircraft Engine Services Ltd
Aircraft
N466L
Make and model
Airbus A380841
Engine
Engall GP7200*
Engine time
26,798 hours, 4,343 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
1DY72311
Condition
Migrated
Location
Engine
Part time
28,650 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EMIRATES ,GP7200, ESN P550312 AT GE AVIATION WALES AT THE STRIP/INSPECTION PROCESS.

THE SUPPORT SEAL HAS BEEN SEEN WITH WEAR PREVIOUSLY, BUT NOT TO THIS EXTENT. THE PISTON SEAL HAS MIGRATED AND HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LPT RELATED HARDWARE. THIS IS LIKE TO OF CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE ENGINE N1 VIBRATION ISSUES. HARDWARE OWNER HAS BEEN INFORMED AT AWG.

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