Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 727243

Difficulty date
October 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17407
Make and model
Boeing 727243
Aircraft serial
21270
Engine
Pwa JT8D9
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 3 Engine
Part time
56,534 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
M, 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 3 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE OIL TEMPERATURE RED LINED APPROXIMATELY 13 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO BOS WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50 PSI UNTIL SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE ENGINE GEARBOX AT FAULT. THE NR 3 ENGINE GEARBOX WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED. A POWER ASSURANCE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND ALL PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.