Service difficulty report · Plug · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
May 18, 2017
Submitted
May 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
28666
Aircraft time
30,908 hours, 21,484 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Plug
Condition
Detached
Location
Engine Gearbox
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

AT FL 350, THE RT ENG OIL PRESSURE ALERT ACTIVATED. OIL QTY RAPIDLY DECREASED TO ZERO. WINDMILLED FOR 30 MINUTES. FOUND THE ENGINE CUP PLUG HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE HIGH SPEED GEARBOX REINSTALLED THE PLUG, SERVICED OIL TANK, INSPECTED CHIP DETECTORS, NO METAL FOUND. STARTED AMM PROCEEDURE FOR ENGINE STOP IN FLT. AMM 757 71-00-00-6 COMPLETED STEP 4. REMOVED, INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP FILTER IAW MM 79-21-08-4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE FILLER IAW MM 79-21-07-4. NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R THE DAMAGED CORE PLUG AND CUP WASHER IAW MM 71-00-00-6, ITEM 4C AND SERVICE BULLETIN 211-72-9578. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ENGINE RAN IAW JRH. REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP FILTER IAW MM 79-21-08-4, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE FILTER IAW MM 79-21-07-4. NO DEFECTS NOTED.