Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
April 21, 2004
Submitted
April 23, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70073
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
516
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

SDQ - INFLIGHT T9621/20 SJU-MIA LEFT HAND ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS. AT CRUISE NUMBER 1 OIL QUANTITY SLOWLY DECREASED. PULLED ENGINE TO IDLE AND LEAK CONTINUED. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AT 6 QUARTS. ENGINE WINDMILLED AT ABOUT 15 PERCENT WITHOUT OIL QUANTITY OR PRESSURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES DURING DIVERT TO SDQ. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. FOUND OIL LEAK ON THE PRESSURE LINE COMING FROM THE OIL COOLER. REPLACED A GASKET SEAL ON THE PRESSURE LINE COMING FROM THE OIL COOLER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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