Service difficulty report · Magnetic Seal · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
May 20, 2012
Submitted
May 22, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105VU
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0724
Aircraft time
1,860 hours, 5,826 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
1,860 hours, 4,340 cycles
Part
Magnetic Seal
Part number
9560170470
Condition
Worn
Location
Starter Drive
Component
Reduction Gb · Tmeca · ARRIUS2B2
Component part number
70EM017020
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ATTEMPTED TO BURN IAW RFM WITH NO SUCCESS. LANDED IAW RFM. MX INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND CLASS B CARBON LIKE PARTICLES AND WIRE LIKE FILAMENTS ON REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP PLUG. REMOVED AND INSPECTED STARTER DRIVE MAGNETIC SEAL AND BREATHER GEAR MAGNETIC SEAL. STARTER SEAL ROTATING RING WAS FOUND WITH .015 OF FACE WORN OFF WITH METAL TO METAL CONTACT AND SAME TYPE OF PARTICLES FOUND ON PLUG. BREATHER SEAL WAS FOUND WITH ROTATING RING STARTING TO DETERIORATE. PERFORMED DRAIN AND FLUSH OF OIL, REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND CLEANED PLUGS AND STRAINERS. REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND CLEANED OIL FILTER. ENGINE IS SUBJECT TO CONTROLLED SETTING INTO SERVICE ONCE SEALS ARE REPLACED AND WILL REQUIRE 5 HR INSP OF FILTER, PLUGS AND STRAINERS FOR THE NEXT 25 HOURS TIS.

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