Service difficulty report · Manifold · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 15, 2012
Submitted
February 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
742
Aircraft time
25,624 hours, 13,386 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5F
Engine time
18,182 hours, 9,360 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
9196M44G04
Part serial
KSBM5360
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 25 Engine
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

DURING PREFLIGHT, OIL QUANTITY 18 QUARTS. AT LEVEL FLIGHT OIL QUANTITY NR 2 WAS 13 QUARTS. OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO 7 QUARTS IN CRUISE. AT BLOCK-IN OIL QUANTITY INDICATED 13 QUARTS. FOUND OIL PUDDLING UNDER NR 2 ENGINE FAN BLADES AT BOTTOM OF FAN COWL. OIL WAS DRIPPING FROM AFT PART OF BLADE BASES. REMOVED ENGINE FAN SPINNER AMM 72-21-00-08. R & R NR 2 ENGINE NR 1 BEARING MANIFOLD MM 72-21-01-04. REINSTALLED SPINNER. RAN NR 2 ENGINE IAW JRH. NO LEAKS NOTED. OIL QTY INDICATIONS WERE UP TO 14 QTS, 15 QTS WARM AND BACK TO 18 QTS AT SHUTDOWN. POWER ASSURANCE RUN PERFORMED IAW JRH 7-9 ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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