Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
October 19, 2013
Submitted
October 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N182UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
25279
Aircraft time
92,642 hours, 11,106 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2040
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LOW OIL QTY IN FLT WITH SOME CONSUMPTION. ON ARRIVAL HAD OIL LEAKING OUT OF NR 3 ENG DRAIN COLLECTOR, BAGGED ALL OIL COMPONENTS & RAN NR 3 ENG ABOVE IDLE 5 MINS, FOUND IDG DRIVE SEAL LEAKING BEYOND LIMITS IAW AMM 71-71-00-613. REPLACED IDG DRIVE SEAL IAW AMM 2774172-61-04-401, RAN NR 3 ENG 10 MINS ABOVE IDLE POWER, NO LEAKS NOTED. NR 3 IDG OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-59-501. DEOILER & OTHER OIL COMPONENTS CHECKED DRY NO LEAKS ON BAG CHECKED.