Service difficulty report · Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 15, 2020
Submitted
April 17, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7670
Aircraft time
35,034 hours, 33,411 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Compressor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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

SMOKE TOILET INDICATION DURING DESCENT. INDICATION CLEARED AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES. RAN QRH. FLIGHT 3861. FOUND COMPRESSOR ROTOR SHAFT SEAL TO BE LEAKING OIL INTO THE INLET AND INTO THE BLEED AIR PATH. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE APU ASSEMBLY, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. OPERATED PACKS OF APU BLEEDS, NO ABNORMAL SMELLS, OR SMOKE INDICATIONS NOTED IAW AMM.