Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 72730C

Difficulty date
March 29, 2001
Submitted
April 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702DH
Make and model
Boeing 72730C
Aircraft serial
19793
Part
Gearbox
Part number
717000
Part serial
DN9975
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 20-40 PSI. PERFORMED OIL PRESS BELOW 40 PSI ABNORMAL CHECKLIST AND DISCOVERED ZERO OIL QUANTITY. PERFORMED IN FLIGHT ENG SHUTDOWN ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. OIL PRESS INDICATION ZERO, WITH ENGINE WINDMILLING 18 PERCENT N1, 27 PERCENT N2 FOR APPROX 30 MIN THRUST WAS NOT DECREASING PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN.CORRECTIVE ACTION: STATUS - R&R NR 2 ENGINE ACCY GEARBOX PER M/M JT8D-72-60 PERFORMED TEST B LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD. STATUS-CLOSED.

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