What was found
NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS IN FLIGHT AT RATE OF 3 GALLONS PER HOUR. AIR TURNBACK TO (IND). FOUND GARLOCK SEAL DAMAGED BEHIND HYDRAULIC A-PUMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOCK SEAL PER M/M 72-61, NO LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 2001
- Submitted
- May 4, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6839
- Make and model
- Boeing 727223
- Aircraft serial
- 20192
- Aircraft time
- 73,035 hours, 52,177 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D9
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Garlock Seal
- Part number
- 79522
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.