Service difficulty report · Shaft · Airbus A330342

Difficulty date
November 26, 2002
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330342
Aircraft time
21,078 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Shaft
Condition
Chafed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON A/C ARRIVAL IN YVR, NR 2 ENGINE HAD AN OIL LEAK. EXTERNAL GEARBOX DRIVE SHAFT SHROUD FOUND CHAFED THROUGH BY THE FUEL DRAIN TUBE. MTCE REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT IAW AMM 72-62-11. ENGINEERING INITIATED A FLEET CAMPAIGN REVISING AN SI 5-72-004 REV 01. THE FLEET CAMPAIGN REVEALED 3 ENGINES WITH CHAFING FINDINGS AND CORRECTED IAW THE SI. ROLLS ROYCE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. THIS CHAFING BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND FUEL DRAIN TUBE WAS DUE TO AN INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A SPACER TO CLAMPS NOT BEING INSTALLED IN THE CORRECT ORDER.

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