Service difficulty report · Seal · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 4, 2013
Submitted
November 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4645
Aircraft time
1,654 hours, 5,592 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,654 hours, 3,435 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Separated
Location
Engine
Part time
1,654 hours, 3,435 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL INDICATION SYSTEMS FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER CHECK FAILURE, FOUND THAT THE INTAKE COMPRESSOR BLADES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. ON FURTHER INSPECTION AND REMOVAL OF THE INTAKE SHROUD AND THE INLET BARRIER FILTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AFT FILTER ELEMENT PLENUM SEAL WAS MISSING. THE SEAL ITSELF WAS APPROX 16.5" LONG AND APPROX .3750" WIDE. THE D-SEAL IS LOCATED ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE BARRIER FILTER AND IS 1 OF 4 D-SEAL STRIPS BONDED WITH RTV108 TO THE UPPER PLENUM HOUSING. THE AFT SEAL DISBONDED AND WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE. SMALL RUBBER PARTICLES WERE FOUND IN THE CREVICES IN THE INTAKE SHROUD AND RUBBER TRANSFER MARKS WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE INTAKE SHROUD. ENGINE AIR FILTER SYSTEM - EC130, PN 1130IN1-1, SN 0129.

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