SDR 513NA0010

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 7572T7

Difficulty date
October 4, 2004
Submitted
October 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513NA
Make and model
Boeing 7572T7
Aircraft serial
23895
Aircraft time
55,375 hours, 23,055 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E437
Part
Gearbox
Part number
M06626AB
Part serial
DM3748
Condition
Vibration
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, HAD EICAS MESSAGE: LT OIL FILTER. FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR FOR HIGH SPEED GEAR BOX. REPLACED MAIN OIL FILTER AND SCAVENGE FILTER AND RAN ENGINE. LT ENGINE HAD VIBRATION DURING POWER RUN. SENT MECHANICS. 10/10/2004: REPLACED HIGH SPEED GEAR BOX MODULE IAW RR MM 72-00-61. PERFORMED OPS AND LEAK CHECK IAW MM 72-00-00. NO VIBRATION NOTED. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS, NO METAL NOTED. AFTER TEAR-DOWN OF GEARBOX (06 MODULE): STARTER IDLE GEAR RACE HOUSING FAILED. STARTER IDLER GEAR RACE HOUSING TO 06 CASE MOUNT HOLES ELONGATED. ELONGATED MOUNT HOLES CAUSED IDLER GEAR TO WOBBLE, RESULTING IN FAILURE. HP FUEL PUMP DRIVE GEAR THAT ROTATES ALONG WITH THE STARTER IDLER GEAR LOST 2 TEETH.

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