Service difficulty report · Shaft · Airbus A330941

Difficulty date
December 3, 2020
Submitted
December 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406DX
Make and model
Airbus A330941
Aircraft serial
1953
Aircraft time
88 hours, 22 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Oil Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ATB/IFSD-RIGHT ENGINE INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED SAFELY TO HND. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED NR 2 ENGINE WINDMILL INSPECTION, PER A330 AMM 05-51. OIL LEVEL WAS FULL AND NO LEAK NOTED. REMOVED 8 BLANKING PLATES, NO METAL PARTICLE FOUND, REINSTALLED 8 PLATES. CHECKED OIL DEBRIS SENSOR, NO DEBRIS FOUND AND NO CORRELATED MESSAGES. CHECKED MAIN OIL FILTER, FOUND METAL PARTICLES. CHECKED SCAVENGE OIL FILTER, NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND. REMOVED OIL PUMP AND FOUND INPUT SHAFT HAS SHEARED. INSTALLED OIL PUMP. OPERATIONS TEST OK WITH ENG-RUN.

More about the Airbus A330-941