Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
December 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8505Q
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7505
Aircraft time
24,140 hours, 21,093 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
12,319 hours, 9,978 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Component
Engine · Ge
Component part number
CF343B1
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT DID AN AIR TURNBACK INTO BTV FOR SMOKE TOILET CAUTION MESSAGE AND THE LAV SMOKE DETECTOR WAS GOING OFF. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON ARRIVAL BACK TO BTV THE FIRE DEPT SAID NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE WAS DETECTED OUTSIDE THE ACFT, AND THEY USED A SMOKE SNIFFER INSIDE THE ACFT AND NO FUMES WERE DETECTED. THE F/A DID SAY SHE SMELLED A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL. RT ENGINE NUMBER 3 CARBON SEAL SOURCE OF OIL WETTING ON COMPRESSOR. REPLACED RT ENG FOR SMELL IN CABIN. R&R RT ENG IAW AMM 71-00-00 & CHECKLIST. OP/C,LK/C GOOD VERIFIED PART EFFECTIVITY. PERFORMED ALL BREAK-IN RUNS & OP/C LK/C IAW AMM 71-00-00. OP/C LK/C GOOD. 0 OZ OIL USED POST RUNS.