Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 17, 2012
Submitted
March 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48769
Aircraft time
48,686 hours, 9,566 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2D1F
Part
Seal
Part number
CF680C2D1F
Part serial
704492
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Eng Oil
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 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO OVER SEVERAL HOURS, OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPRATURE GOOD UNTIL SHUTDOWN, ENROUTE WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 10 PSI AT IDLE THRUST. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AT THAT TIME. AFTER BLOCKIN, FOUND OIL DRIPPING FROM NR 2 ENG EXHAUST CONE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND OIL LEAKING DOWN BOTH SIDES OF TAIL CONE AND INSIDE T/R COWLINGS. ALSO FOUND PUDDLE INSIDE EXAUST CONE NOZZLE. SUSPECT BLOWN TURBINE BEARING SEAL. DID NOT SHUTDOWN ENG UNTIL OIL PRESSURE HAD RED BOX. R & R NR 2 ENGINE IAW WC 29T0302, 71T0002-GE, 71T0902-GE, 530701, 79T0202 AND 80T0301 LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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