Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
February 12, 2009
Submitted
February 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46800
Aircraft time
79,791 hours, 24,986 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
4,996 hours, 1,758 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Pump
Part time
48,081 hours, 15,255 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG OIL DROPPED TO 1 QT TO 10 QTS DROPPED TO 6 QTS MONITORED IT. DROPPED 1 QT EVERY 30 MIN TO 3 QTS. PULLED NR 2 THROTTLE TO IDLE REST OF FLT. WENT DOWN TO 1 QT. AFTER SHUTDOWN QTY WENT TO 5 QTS, TEMPS & PRESSURE NORMAL. INSPECTED & FOUND APPROX 1 QT OF OIL LEAKING AFTER ENG RUN FROM RT HYD PUMP GARLOCK SEAL DRAIN LINE. OK TO CONTINUE AS PER MM 72-00-00-6. GOOD FOR 10 CYCLES PROVIDED DRAIN LINE IS DISCONNECTED FROM AGB DRAIN PORT AND PORT IS PLUGGED AND LINE CAPPED. CAPPED LINE AS PER MM, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. NR 2 ENG RT HYD PUMP PAD LEAKING OIL PER AMM 72-00-00-6. R&R GARLOCK SEAL PER AMM 29-11-01-2.

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