Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 747123

Difficulty date
July 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N154UA
Make and model
Boeing 747123
Aircraft serial
20103
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
804277
Condition
Chipped
Location
Nr 4 Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT NR 4 ENG OIL QTY DROPPED TO JUST ABOVE 1 GAL ON IND, ALL OTHER IND OK. OIL QTY SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO AT 5.5 HOURS INTO FLT, THEN PRESS FLUCT, AT 8 HRS LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CSD CARBON SEAL LOCATED ON THE MAIN GEARBOX WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED.