Service difficulty report · Engine · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
February 22, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Engine
Garrtt TFE73121C
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Component
Turbine Engine O · Garrtt
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

(CAN) OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS EXPERIENCED, POWER WAS REDUCED BUT OIL WARNING CAME ON. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN. OIL QUANTITY DOWN 4 QUARTS. REPORT TO FOLLOW. OIL LOSS WAS DUE TO BREATHER VALVE LEAK AND VIBRATIONS WERE EXPERIENCED DUE TO OUT OF BALANCE RING GEAR AND EXCESIVE WEAR BETWEEN THE PINION GEAR AND THE SNAP RING. (X)