SDR 05003

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 7472B4B

Difficulty date
January 7, 2005
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N710CK
Make and model
Boeing 7472B4B
Aircraft serial
21097
Aircraft time
66,028 hours, 17,983 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7J
Engine time
74,467 hours, 16,102 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part serial
F95600
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 4 Engine
Part time
45,453 hours, 12,682 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 4 ENG SLOW/STEADY OIL LEAK FROM 5.6 GALS DOWN TO 0.6 GALS. OIL TEMP CONSTANT AT 75 TO 79C AND OIL PRESS STEADY AT 47 TO 49 PSI. ACCOMPLISHED PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN IAW AOM VOL I, LOW OIL QTY PG 3-109, IN FLT ENG SHUTDOWN PG 3-97 AND WINDMILLING ENG PROCEDURES PG 3-114. ENG RESTARTED IAW IN-FLIGHT START PROCEDURES P 3-98 FOR NORMAL DESCENT, APPROACH AND LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN GEARBOX IAW P/W E/M 72-00-00. ENGINE TEST RUN PERFORMED IAW P/W E/M 72-00-00, TESTING 02. NO OIL USAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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