Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 17, 2003
Submitted
November 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607FE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48547
Aircraft time
39,596 hours, 9,082 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

ABOUT 2 HRS AFTER DEPARTURE NOTICED NR 1 OIL QTY DROPPING AND GOING TO ZERO. AT THAT TIME PRESSURE AND TEMP WERE NORMAL, 1 HR AFTER THAT NR 1 OIL PRESSURE STARTED A VERY SLOW DROP, EVENTUALLY TURNED AMBER. DIVERTED TO BKK. ON DESCENT PRESSURE DROPPED TO RED LINE, DID ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLT. CHECK LIST AND SECURED NR 1 ENG LANDING UNEVENTFUL ON ARR FOUND OIL QTY AT TANK ZERO TOP UP 23 QTS. ENG MOTORIZED FOR OIL LEAK CHECK FOUND OIL LINE FROM OIL PRESS TRANSMITTER TO OIL PRESS SW LOOSE WHICH CAUSED OIL LEAK. TIGHTENED B-NUT AND LEAK CHECKED PERFORMED. NO LEAK FOUND. MASTER CHIP DETECTOR INSP FOR METAL, NO ABNORMALITY FOUND.

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