SDR Y2PA97014

Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Amd FALCON20C5

Difficulty date
April 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON20C5
Aircraft serial
67
Engine
Ge CF7002D
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
5045T99P03
Condition
Failed
Location
Left Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

YIP - PERFORMED PRECAUTION ENG SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENG DUE TO FLUCT OIL PRESS AND FLICKERING OIL PRESS LIGHT. A/C CONTINUED TO YIP. A/C WAS FLOWN UNDER SPECIAL FLT PERMIT, AFTER FAILURE OF NR 2 GEN WHERE GEN DRIVE SPLINES AND THE ACCY GEARBOX AXIS 'C' SPLINES FOUND WORN BEYOND LIMITS. THE START/GEN HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO FERRY FLT AND WAS OPS CHECKED OK FOR OPERATION AND NO LEAKS NOTED. MX FOUND THE AFT AXIS 'C' (GEN) DRIVE GEAR CARBON SEAL CRACKED IN 3 PLACES, ALLOWING OIL TO LEAK FROM GEARBOX. THE AFT AXIS 'C' DRIVE SPLINES WERE ALSO EXCESSIVELY WORN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF DRIVE GEAR. THE AFT AXIS 'C' DRIVE GEAR BEARING APPEARS WORN ALTHOUGH, THE FWD 'C' DRIVE GEAR BEARING APPEARS SERVICEABLE. THE GEA