Service difficulty report · Bushing · Boeing 737296

Difficulty date
December 21, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 737296
Aircraft time
51,444 hours, 40,826 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Bushing
Part number
313594
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Component
Housing · Pwa · 667488
Stage of operation
CL
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

(CAN) A/C 732, NR 2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE LOW OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WARNING. FOUND BUSHING BANJO PULLED OUT FROM GEARBOX HOUSING. THREAD FAILURE CONFIRMED. WHEN ATTEMPTING REPAIR PER JT8D OVRHAUL MANUAL 72-61-01/8401 IT WADS FOUND THAT A VOID EXISTED IN THE CASTING OF THE HOUSING. ENGINEERING REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE NOT REPAIRABLE ON WING. REPAIR ASSESSMENT CONTINUES. TSB INFORMED OF FINDINGS. ENGINE REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SE RVICE.2001-01-09TC: EXPECT FOLLOW-UP FROM SUBMITTER AS TO STATUS OF CASTING VOID WITH MANUFACTURER WHEN AVAILABLE.