Service difficulty report · Helicoil · Boeing 727223

Difficulty date
November 20, 2007
Submitted
November 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N713AA
Make and model
Boeing 727223
Aircraft serial
22469
Aircraft time
58,795 hours, 32,127 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Engine time
57,428 hours, 45,252 cycles
Part
Helicoil
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FLT 708 FROM TOL TO MCI - DURING CRUISE OPERATION AT FLT LEVEL 320, THE NR 3 ENGINE LOW OIL PSI LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL QUANTITY WAS OBSERVED TO BE DECREASING FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN OIL PSI. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO STL WHERE AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A FITTING FOR THE OIL FILTER BYPASS SWITCH WAS LEAKING ON THE GEARBOX. THE GEARBOX HELI COIL WAS REPLACED, OPS AND LEAK CHECK WERE PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.