Wound retaining wire

A face seal assembly of a gas turbine engine, comprising:

• a seal element;
• a seal carrier in which the seal element is disposed;
• a seal shroud disposed radially outboard of the seal carrier;
• a seal support disposed radially outboard of the seal shroud, the seal support including one or more flange segments circumferentially spaced apart by one or more flange openings, each flange segment including a groove extending radially outwardly from a radially inboard surface of each flange segment between the seal shroud and the seal support;
• and
• a retaining wire extending along each groove and disposed radially between the seal shroud and the seal support to axially retain the seal shroud to the seal support;
• wherein a radial cross-sectional size of the retaining wire is greater than a radial gap between the radially inboard surface of the seal support and the seal shroud.

A method of assembling two components comprising:

• positioning a first component radially inboard of a second component, the second component including one or more flange segments circumferentially spaced apart by one or more flange openings, each flange segment including a groove extending radially outwardly from a radially inboard surface of each flange segment between the first component and the second component;
• inserting a first end of a retaining wire into the groove via a first flange opening of the one or more flange openings;
• urging the retaining wire through the groove of each flange segment until a second end of the retaining wire is located at the first flange opening;
• and
• retaining the first component to the second component via the retaining wire installed in the groove.