Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 747451

Difficulty date
November 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UA
Make and model
Boeing 747451
Aircraft serial
26473
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
O-Ring
Part number
A53209014
Condition
Cut
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY SLOWLY DROPPED TO ZERO. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO HNL. REPLACED ENGINE. AT ENGINE DISASSEMBLY, FOUND OIL LEAK AT NR 3 BEARING SCAVENGE OIL TEMP PROBE. O-RING WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED PROBE AND O-RING.