Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 29, 2009
Submitted
December 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49652
Aircraft time
61,441 hours, 32,045 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D217
Engine time
5,749 hours, 3,112 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH RIGHT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY FELL TO ZERO. OIL TEMP AT RED LINE, PRESSURE NORMAL. CREW SHUT NUMBER TWO ENGINE DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND COMBUSTION CHAMBER FUEL DRAIN LEAKING OIL. SUSPECT ENGINE BEARING NR 4 DAMAGED. DOWNLOADED FLIGHT DATA RECORDER. REPLACED ENGINE NUMBER TWO.

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