Service difficulty report · Screw · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 11, 2002
Submitted
October 15, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25390
Aircraft time
45,095 hours, 7,323 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
50,378 hours, 7,029 cycles
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Screw
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Lt Engine
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

NO OIL PRESSURE IN LEFT ENGINE, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR FAILURE. REF IPC 72-61-00-019: OIL PUMP DRIVE BEARING AND GEAR ASSY WERE FOUND LOOSE AND COCKED IN THE GEARBOX BEARING BORE. BEARING RETAINING SCREWS WERE BACKED OUT OF THE GEARBOX HOUSING AND LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GEARBOX. THIS RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF THE OIL PUMP DRIVE MODULE GEAR SHAFT IN THE WEB OF THE GEAR. ENGINE WILL REQUIRE OVERHAUL OF ALL BEARINGS DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.MAIN GEARBOX WILL BE OVERHAULED.