Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
August 6, 2013
Submitted
August 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
91,919 hours, 10,219 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Carbon Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fmu
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

NR 4 ENGINE FUEL LEAKING FROM BETWEEN MATING FLANGES OF FMU AND FUEL PUMP. REMOVED PUMP AND FMU IAW AMM 73-11-01-401 AND AMM 73-21-010-401. NEW PUMP AND FMU. NEW CARBON SEAL INSTALLED. REPLACED ENGINE FUEL PUMP IAW MM 73-11-01 AND FMU IAW MM 73-21-01.