Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 9, 2022
Submitted
June 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N918TX
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500223
Aircraft time
15,328 hours, 9,283 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
23073567
Part serial
NA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lh Engine
Part time
13,236 hours, 8,195 cycles
Component
Engine · Rroyce · AE3007C1
Component part number
23074408
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL AT KSJC, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED SMOKE ENTERING THE COCKPIT. THE AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKE OFF SAFELY AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THE THE #0 CARBON SEAL ON THE #! (LH) ENGINE WAS LEAKING, CAUSING OIL TO ENTER THE BLEED AIR SYSTEM. WORK COMPLETED BY TEXTRON AVIATION (CRS#: CNQD918C) ON MOUNTAIN AVIATION WORK ORDER MTN-2521: REMOVED LH ENGINE #0 CARBON SEAL (PN: 23073567) AND INSTALLED A NEW SEAL (PN: 23073567) DUE TO OIL LEAK. RAN AIRCRAFT, OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. WORK PERFORMED IAW CH 72-25-25-400-801 OF THE AE3007C ENGINE MX MANUAL AND CH 21-51-00 OF THE CX 750 MX MANUAL.

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