Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
July 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46958
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
9601M72P08
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, J

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 QUANTITY AND PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL LOW PRESSURE LIGHT WHILE EN ROUTE FROM FCO TO EWR. THE NR 3 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, FUEL WAS DUMPED AND THE A/C WAS DIVERTED TO LGW WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE NR 3 ENGINE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP/GEARBOX CARBON OIL SEAL LEAKING. THE CARBON SEAL AND SEAL MATING RING WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE NR 3 ENGINE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS RUN AND LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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