Service difficulty report · Bolt · Amd FALCON10

Difficulty date
February 3, 2002
Submitted
March 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401JW
Make and model
Amd FALCON10
Aircraft serial
46
Engine
Garrtt TFE73121C
Part
Bolt
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TAKEOFF, AC WAS CLIMBING THROUGH WHEN NR1 ENG CHIP DETECTOR/LOW PRES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND SAFE SINGLE ENG LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NR1 ENGINE OIL PUMP HAD RUPTURED AND FAN ASSY WOULD NOT ROTATE. ENG WAS REMOVED AND SHIPPED FOR REPAIR. ENG FAN GEAR BOX DISASSEMBLY REVEALED ONE OF THE THREE BOLTS THAT RETAIN OIL NOZZLE TO SUPPORT AND ONE OF THREE BOLTS THAT RETAIN SUPPORT TO CARRIER ASSEMBLY HAD BACKED OUT OF THEIR THREADED HOLES. NO DAMAGE OF THREADED HOLES WAS NOTED. LOCKING WASHERS (TAB WASHERS) RETAIN BOLTS. THIS DEBRIS (BOLTS AND WASHERS) MIGRATED INTO GEAR TRAIN AREA AND ENGINE OIL PUMP.