Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Boeing 7373T0

Difficulty date
July 24, 2004
Submitted
July 26, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70352
Make and model
Boeing 7373T0
Aircraft serial
23590
Aircraft time
49,554 hours, 26,111 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Engine time
47,673 hours, 25,124 cycles
Part
Drive Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Gearbox
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AT TOP OF CLIMB AT FL 270 AFTER DEPARTING DFW BOUND FOR IAH. THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED. A RESTART WAS NOT ATTEMPTED BECAUSE NO OIL PRESSURE AND NO N2 WAS PRESENT. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HORIZONTAL DRIVESHAFT FOR NR 2 ENGINE TRANSFER GEARBOX SHEARED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE RADIAL DRIVESHAFT BEARING SPALLING THAT SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE RADIAL DRIVESHAFT. THE SDR IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE FINDINGS AND PART INFORMATION.