Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 72723

Difficulty date
June 4, 2002
Submitted
June 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N992AJ
Make and model
Boeing 72723
Aircraft serial
19428
Aircraft time
63,446 hours, 47,126 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
37,772 hours, 33,484 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
71700
Part serial
800533
Condition
Seized
Location
#3 N²
Component
Engine · Pwa
Component part number
JT8D
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DISCREPANCY: #3 engine failure in flight. N¹ - 16%, N² - 2%, oil pressure 2 PSI.CORRECTIVE ACTION: Replaced the #3 engine.

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