Service difficulty report · 6 Oil Pres Tube · Boeing 727222

Difficulty date
December 3, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7443U
Make and model
Boeing 727222
Aircraft serial
21897
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
6 Oil Pres Tube
Part number
793651
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 6 Bearing
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 INDICATOR BEGAN TO SHOW GRADUAL LOSS OF OIL EN ROUTE. ELECTED TO LAND AT SYR. *S/D* THE LOSS OF OIL WAS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE NR 6 BEARING OUTER INTERNAL OIL PRESSURE LINE AT THE BRAZE JOINT NEAR THE FIXED FERRULE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED WEAR BETWEEN THE LINE WEAR BAND AND THE SPACER (GUIDE) THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT. THIS WEAR ALLOWS LATERAL TUBE MOVEMENT. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THIS OR FATIGUE CAUSED THE CRACK. THE 72-54-22 MANUAL IS BEING REVISED TO SPECIFICALLY INSPECT FOR THIS WEAR.