Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Cndair CL6002B16

Difficulty date
January 29, 2018
Submitted
February 13, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908DG
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B16
Aircraft serial
5018
Aircraft time
12,514 hours, 7,040 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343A
Engine time
11,268 hours, 6,870 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
6047T63P03
Part serial
KWBBN618
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left Engine
Part time
5,487 hours, 2,668 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITH PACKS SELECTED OFF AND APU BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, STARTED THE RT ENGINE. NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF FORWARD AIR CONDITIONING VENTS IN COCKPIT. STARTED THE LT ENGINE AND SMOKE BEGAN BILLOWING OUT OF COCKPIT FORWARD AND SIDE CONSOLE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. SHUTDOWN ENGINES, APU AND AIRCRAFT POWER. MAINTENANCE BORESCOPED THE APU AND ENGINES AND FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE, NR 1 AND 3 CARBON SEALS LEAKING. REPLACED THE NR 1 AND 3 CARBON SEALS. GROUND RUNS WERE GOOD.