Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
May 15, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
12,131 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Gearbox
Part number
696200
Condition
Stripped
Location
Retention Stud
Part time
30,530 hours
Component
Accessory G/B · Pwa
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) COPILOT NOTICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IND FLUCTUATING THEN FOLLOWED BY ILLUMINATION OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. PILOT BROUGHT ENGINE BACK TO FLT IDLE WHERE ENG OIL PRESSURE STABILIZED AT 38 PSI. ON FINAL APPROACH, ENG OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 20 PSI AND LANDED WITH SINGLE ENG. AN INSP OF SUBJECT ENG REVEALED THAT OIL FILTER COVER ATTACHMENT STUD HAD PULLED OUT OF ACCESSORY GEARBOX CAUSING FILTER COVER TO DROP DOWN SLIGHTLY MAKING THE O-RING SEAL INEFFECTIVE. ENG GEARBOX AND STUD REPLACED IAW MFGS INSTRUCTIONS, ENG OIL FILTER INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND REINST. ENG SERVICED WITH OIL AND GROUND RUN FOR LEAKS. ADDITIONALLY, VIBRATION SWEEP CARRIED OUT.