Service difficulty report · Engine · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
December 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
41,803 hours, 6,566 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
32,538 hours, 5,129 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

NR 2 ENGINE OIL QTY DECREASED TO 0 IN FLIGHT OIL TEMP & PRESSURE OK. LOGBOOK READS LOST 2 QTS AN HOUR, THE LAST 2.5 HOURS OF FLT. ON DESCENT WITH THROTTLES RETARDED OIL TEMP BEGAN TO RISE AND ENGINE VIBRATION WAS AT 1.7. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE OIL QTY READS 9 QTS. *S/D* THE SUBJECT ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT 6644-2 ON OCTOBER 1,2000 IN ORD FOR OIL IN THE TAILPIPE AND ABOVE NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. A FULL ENGINE BORESCOPE WAS PERFORMED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR OIL WETTING IN THE HPC AND HPT. REVEALED NO UNSERVICEABLE CONDITIONS AND NO OIL WETTING. OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTORS WERE CLEAN.THE NUMBER 3 BEARING DRAIN LINE WAS FOUND CLEAN AND DRY. OIL SYSTEM PRESSURE CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED