Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 30, 2009
Submitted
April 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8745B
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7745
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT 500 AGL, DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, TOWER INFORMED FLIGHT CREW THAT THEY HAD SEEN EXCESSIVE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF THE ACFT. THE TOWER OPERATOR INFORMED THE CREW THAT THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WAS GREATER THAN SHE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING. THE FLIGHT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. AN OTHER WISE NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS PERFORMED. MX DETERMINED THAT THE RT ENGINE WAS AT FAULT. A GROUND RUN REVEALED EXCESSIVE SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE DURING HIGH POWER RUNS. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS DETERMINED TO BE WITHIN LIMITS AND THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO A MX BASE. THE ACFT WAS FERRIED, WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE REMOVED ENGINE IS STILL BE INVESTIGATED, BUT INITIAL INSP INDICATES THAT THERE IS A FAILURE OF AN INTERNAL CARBON SEAL. (K)