Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
March 20, 2007
Submitted
March 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N708AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22465
Aircraft time
58,706 hours, 31,011 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Engine time
63,646 hours, 72,141 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
717000
Part serial
57303
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Part time
63,646 hours, 72,141 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

FLT 715 FROM HRL TO MEM. DURING CRUISE OPERATION NR 2 LOW OIL PSI LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN OIL PSI AND OIL QUANTITY. PERFORMED APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST AND SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED HEIL COILS PULLED FROM GEARBOX ON OIL RETURN LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEARBOX PERFORMED, OPS AND LEAK CHECKS, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.