Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
November 21, 2008
Submitted
December 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357AA
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
24038
Aircraft time
87,160 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Engine time
14 hours
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Eng Gearbox
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

INFLIGHT FCF - APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES AFTER LEVEL OFF AT 40000 FEET OIL QUANTITY INDICATION ILLUMINATED OR NUMBER TWO ENGINE THEN WENT RAPIDLY TO ZERO. OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. REDUCED ENGINE TO IDLE. ON DESCENT OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO RISE AND OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMALIZED. OIL TEMPERATURE OR PRESSURE NEVER WENT TO AMBER BAND. NO EICAS MESSAGE ON OIL QUANTITY. RETURNED TO SJU AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NUMBER TWO ENGINE ON 25 NOV AT JFK DUE TO INLET GEARBOX SEAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.