Service difficulty report · Magnetic Seal · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 27, 2006
Submitted
October 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
794
Aircraft time
12,164 hours, 6,586 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
12,202 hours, 6,583 cycles
Part
Magnetic Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 1 HOUR OF FLIGHT NR 1 OIL QUANTITY STARTED TO DECREASE. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. AFTER APPROX 2 HOURS OF FLIGHT THE OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE PLUS OR MINUS 15 PSI. PER QRH THIS COULD BE ABNORMAL, DIVERTED TO KDEN. ENGINE NR 1 LEFT AT IDLE, NO SHUTDOWN. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. OIL LEAKING FROM NR 1 STARTER DRIVE PAD AS PER AMM 71-70-00-6-05 CAPPED STARTER DRIVE PAD DRAIN AND STOWED CLOSED AND SECURED COWLING AS PER AMM 71-13-00. A/C LIMITED TO 10 CYCLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED STARTER DRIVE PAD CARBON AND MAGNETIC SEAL REF A300-600 MM 72-65-00-8-05. REINSTALLED STARTER REF A300 MM 80-13-01-4-05.

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