Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 777F

Difficulty date
February 5, 2024
Submitted
February 7, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N897FD
Make and model
Boeing 777F
Aircraft serial
42705
Aircraft time
23,731 hours, 3,964 cycles
Engine
Ge GE90110B1
Part
Gearbox
Part number
2115M47G05
Part serial
FIA0CY1E
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
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

PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN WON RT ENGINE IN CRUISE FL280. IN TITAN INDICATION WAS SECONDARY ENG DISPLAY APPEARING ON MFD & OIL QUANTITY 3. OIL TEMP & PRESSURE INDICATED NORMAL. AFTER APPROX 5 MINS, OIL PRESSURE SLOWLY BEGAN DECREASING OVER 30-40 MINS. ONCE OIL PRESSURE WAS IN YELLOW AT 19 PSI, PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN USING ENGINE OIL PRESS R NON-NORMAL CHECKLIST, PRESSURE NO LESS THAN 17 PSI DURING SHUTDOWN. JETTISONED APPROX 25,000 POUNDS OF FUEL & DIVERTED TO CAIRO. SEVERAL EICAS EVENTS RECORDED. REMOVED AND REPLACED AGB ON RH ENG IAW AMM 72-64-02-4. WITH GEOW TEAM. NEED TO PERFORM TEST AND LEAK CHECK. ENGINE RAN, ALL LEAK AND TEST PASSED IAW AMM 72-64-02-4.

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