SDR CAL950011

Service difficulty report · Oil Press Tube · Boeing 727224

Difficulty date
January 4, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66734
Make and model
Boeing 727224
Aircraft serial
20663
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Oil Press Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 6 Bearing
Stage of operation
CR
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

GSO - FLT 0383 - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO RSW. THE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO THE YELLOW ARC. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO GSO WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 6 BEARING OIL PRESSURE TUBE FOR ENGINE NR 1 BROKEN. THE NR 6 BEARING OIL PRESSURE TUBE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS RUN AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. (X)