Service difficulty report · Oil Seal · Fokker F27MK600

Difficulty date
July 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N740FE
Make and model
Fokker F27MK600
Aircraft serial
10329
Engine
Rroyce DART5327R
Part
Oil Seal
Part number
750270813
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 2 Gearbox
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FROM LBB, CAPTAIN REPORTS RT ENGINE GEARBOX OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT FEATHERED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO LBB. MX DISPATCHED . UPON INSPECTION, MX FOUND OIL SEAL ON THE GEARBOX SIDE OF DRIVE SHAFT HAD FAILED. MX REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT, REPLACED FAILED OIL SEAL, REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT AND RAN ENG FOR LEAK CHECK. AFTER ENG RUN AT 10,000 RPM FOR APPROX 10 MINUTES, MX FOUND GEARBOX DRY AND OIL LEVEL WAS GOOD. DUE TO THIS BEING AN IDENTICAL DISCREPANCY, AFTER WHICH ACFT FLEW FROM LBB-MAF-LBB WITHOUT INCIDENT, FLEW ACFT FOR 1.5 HRS TO ASSURE THERE WOULD NOT BE A RECURRENCE. AFTER CHK FLT, GEARBOX RE-INSPECTED AND FOUND DRY AND OIL LEVEL FULL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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