Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 28, 2009
Submitted
November 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206HY
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
028
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Odor
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED WITH NO PASSENGERS AND 2 CREW. AT CLIMBOUT TO CRUISE FLIGHT CREW NOTED SMOKE IN CABIN. CREW RAN SMOKE IN COCKPIT CHECKLIST AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION AS IT WAS ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MX WAS CONTACTED TO PERFORM INSP/MX ON THE ACFT. ON INSP, NOTED NR 1 ENG HAD OIL EVIDENT IN THE SPINNER/ BEHIND THE FAN. CONTACTED MFG HELP DESK AND BELIEVE PROBABLE CAUSE BEING AN INTERNAL CARBON SEAL. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED TO VERIFY DEFECTIVE PART AND REPAIRED.