Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
April 22, 2017
Submitted
May 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N964AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35307
Aircraft time
15,861 hours, 2,146 cycles
Engine
Ge
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
LR47760E1
Part serial
LJA55146
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
15,861 hours, 2,146 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DURING CLIMB LEFT ENGINE OIL LOW PRESSURE INDICATION, CAPTAIN REPORTED STATUS MESSAGES FOR LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER SENSOR AND LEFT ENGINE OIL SYSTEM, WITH N2 OF LEFT ENGINE 92.7% PRESSURE WAS 33 PSI. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL FILTER SENSOR IAW AMM DMC B787-AG79-35-01-00A-520A-720A-4 AND THE SCAVENGE PUMP IAW DMC B787-A-G79-21-03-00A-720A-A. AN OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX AT THE L2 VFSG DRIVE PAD WAS DETECTED, L2 VSFG ACCESSORY GEARBOX SEAL WAS REPLACED IAW AMM DMC-B787-A-G72-01-00A-720A-A.

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