Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767238

Difficulty date
December 8, 2015
Submitted
December 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673BF
Make and model
Boeing 767238
Aircraft serial
23402
Aircraft time
63,914 hours, 27,799 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
51,399 hours, 22,261 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
819186
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
51,399 hours, 22,261 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

TAKEOFF & 0:30 CREW OBSERVED LT ENG OIL QTY DECREASING ABNORMALLY. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN & ACFT RETURNED. DISCOVERED A FAILED FACE SEAL AT THE FUEL PUMP DRIVE PAD ON THE ACCESSORY GEAR BOX. A GVI OF THE SEAL WAS COMPLIED WITH PRIOR TO THE PUMP INSTALLATION THE DAY PRIOR & NO LEAKS WERE DETECTED ON THE GND RUNS FOR THE PUMP REPLACEMENT.