Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Boeing 727228

Difficulty date
February 13, 2001
Submitted
February 14, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N724DH
Make and model
Boeing 727228
Aircraft serial
19862
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 3 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

NR 3 ENG OIL QTY SLOWLY DECREASED TO ZERO IN FLIGHT. OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 37 PSI AND THEN BECAME ERRATIC. NR 3 ENG WAS THEN SHUT DOWN ACCORDING TO AOM. TIME WAS 0553. AFTER SHUT DOWN, ENGINE WAS SHOWING OIL PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP GARLOCK AND SHAFT O-RING IAW JT8D MM 72-61-0 AND 73-11-1. NO LEAKS NOTED ON ENGINE RUN PER DHL JRH CHAPTER 5.