Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 737130

Difficulty date
September 13, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15207
Make and model
Boeing 737130
Aircraft serial
19024
Engine
Pwa JT8D7
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO .5 GALLON WHILE EN ROUTE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BWI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM HYDRAULIC PUMP CAVITY DRAIN. THE CARBON SEAL IN GEARBOX BEHIND HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AT HIGH POWER AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND.