What was found
ON ARRIVAL IN LAX, POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED OIL IN TAILPIPE ON NR 3 ENGINE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND OIL LEAKING NR 3 BEARING HOUSING. AIRCRAFT THREE ENGINE FERRY TO SAT FOR ENGINE CHANGE. (W)
- Difficulty date
- May 18, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N853FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747122
- Aircraft serial
- 19753
- Engine
- Pwa JT9D7A
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Nr 3 Bearing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3 Engine
- Part time
- 31,626 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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