Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Gulstm G280

Difficulty date
February 22, 2019
Submitted
February 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285DX
Make and model
Gulstm G280
Aircraft serial
2026
Aircraft time
2,190 hours, 2,156 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Engine
Component
Apu · Hnywl · GTCP36150
Component part number
38007103
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

PILOTS REPORTED AN ODOR IN THE CABIN AND COCKPIT WHEN THE PACKS WERE SELECTED ON WHILE USING APU BLEED AIR. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THE APU COMPRESSOR CARBON SEAL WAS FAULTY, ALLOWING OIL TO ENTER THE AIR SIDE OF THE APU AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACM AND CABIN AIR SYSTEM. THE AIRPLANE WAS MOVED TO THE SAVANNAH SERVICE CENTER FOR APU REPLACEMENT. GULFSTREAM INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE HONEYWELL GTCP 36-150 MODEL APUS.