Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 777224

Difficulty date
October 19, 2004
Submitted
October 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78005
Make and model
Boeing 777224
Aircraft serial
27581
Aircraft time
27,030 hours, 3,227 cycles
Engine
Ge GE9090B
Engine time
24,040 hours, 2,809 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Clogged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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

NR 2 ENG INDICATED A RAPID LOSS OF OIL, FOLLOWED BY LOW OIL PRESSURE IND. CREW SHUTDOWN NR 2 ENG & DIVERTED FLT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND NR 2 ENG C-SUMP LINE CLOGGED WITH COKE AT 9 O'CLOCK STRUT UNDER AFT CENTER BODY. LINE CLEARED. ENGINE SERVICED & RUN AT IDLE & PART POWER FOR 5 MINS. OPS CHKD GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. NR 2 ENG REMOVED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING & TEARDOWN TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FAILURE. COKE SHEDDING OCCURRED WHICH LEADS TO COKE BUILD-UP & RESULTED IN CLOGGING OF C-SUMP LINE. SEVERAL CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE INCLUDING MONITORING LEVELS OF COKE SHEDDING & INCREASED EMPHASIS ON ENG MX REGARDING CLEANING & INSP OF BEARING COMPARTMENTS