Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
June 4, 2003
Submitted
June 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26940
Aircraft time
28,658 hours, 5,552 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4077
Engine time
29,354 hours, 5,756 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Nr 1 Eng Oil
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD AFTER RECEIVING LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION ON NR 1 ENGINE. NR 3 BEARING EXTERNAL SCAVENGE LINE FAILED (LR04) LEAKAGE WAS DUE TO CRACKING OF THE INTERNAL PTFE (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE) LINER. THIS LEAD TO OIL PRESSURE BUILDUP UNDER THE FIRESLEEVE, WHICH EVENTUALLY BURST. NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND OF DAMAGE TO THE WIRE BRAID. (CORROSION, KINKS, ETC.)