Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
March 20, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N312DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23084
Aircraft time
52,233 hours, 40,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D*
Engine time
70,354 hours, 51,577 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
70,354 hours, 51,577 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR SLOWLY DROPPED TO 0.0 OIL PSI. OIL TEMPERATURE REMAINED WITHIN THE NORMAL OPERATING LIMITS. OIL PRESSURE, LOW YELLOW ARC AND FLICKERING OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN. FOUND STARTER GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING. REPLACED SAME. LEAK CK GOOD