SDR 95ZZZX3402

Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 747156

Difficulty date
June 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N134TW
Make and model
Boeing 747156
Aircraft serial
19958
Engine
Pwa JT9D7AH
Part
Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Bearing
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

LGW - FLT 721 - DURING CLIMB, SHUT DOWN NR 4 ENGINE, SN 4103, DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. FOUND OIL AND OIL FILTER HIGHLY CARBONATED. REPLACED ENGINE, SN 4103. ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C-1 - 11-14-94 - JFK. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA - INVESTIGATION OF NR 4 ENGINE, SN 4103, OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION REVEALED NR 3 BEARING TUBE ASSY LEAKING AT THE JOINT ALLOWING CARBON THAT HAD BUILT UP IN THE NR 3 BEARING COMPARTMENT TO MIGRATE TO THE FILTER CAUSING THE BYPASS INDICATION. ENGINE, SN 4103, REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.