Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
January 18, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8886A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7886
Aircraft time
16,731 hours, 14,234 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM563B1US
Engine time
16,731 hours, 14,234 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
6047T63P04
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
16,731 hours, 14,234 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT OF KDTW THE CAPTAIN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM A VENT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SMOKE TOILET CAUTION MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH THE QRH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO RETURN TO KDTW. AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFULL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS MADE AT KDTW. AFTER CFR INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED A NUMBER ONE BEARING CARBON SEAL LEAKING ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE COMPRESSOR WASHED. HIGH POWER GROUND RUNS TO DRY OUT THE ENGINE PRODUCED NO SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT OR CABIN OR EVIDENCE OF FURTHER LEAKAGE.