SDR 2001FAT008

Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 757*

Difficulty date
March 10, 2001
Submitted
March 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757*
Aircraft serial
29607
Aircraft time
4,888 hours, 7,247 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
4,888 hours, 7,246 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Coked
Location
Scav Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT 41,000 FEET, PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON FOLLOWED BY OIL QUANTITY DROPPING NEAR ZERO AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING ALSO. IAW QRH, PILOT SHUT DOWN THE RT ENG AND DIVERTED. AFTER LANDING, THE MECHANICS FOUND OIL IN THE TAILPIPE AND THE 6QT OIL LEFT IN TANK . THE TAIL PLUG WAS REMOVED FOR CHECKING THE NR 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT. THE OIL SCAVENGE TUBE FOUND SLIGHT COKE. IT DID NOT DETECT ANY ABNORMAL DURING THE THEREAFTER GROUND RUNNING AND FERRIED BACK TAIWAN. THE P&W PRELIMINARILY SUGGESTED REMOVE LUBE SCAVENGE PUMP FOR INVESTIGATION.THIS ENG INSTALL ON THIS A/C, SINCE NEW AT BOEING, DID NOT REMOVE BEFORE.