Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747249F

Difficulty date
December 17, 2001
Submitted
December 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920FT
Make and model
Boeing 747249F
Aircraft serial
22237
Aircraft time
69,358 hours, 17,064 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
691718
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Leaking
Location
#4 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AT APPROX. 15 MIN. INTO CRUISE (FL 33.0), #4 OIL QTY RAPIDLY DROPPED TO ZERO. FWD CAUTION PANEL LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN ACCOMPLISHED PER ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. UPON INSPECTION FOUND GEARBOX N2 FULL OF OIL W/ TANK EMPTY.REPAIRED BY CHANGING PUMP, OIL TANK, CDS & STARTER SEALS. CHANGED PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AS A PRECAUTION. NIL LEAKS ON RUN UP. OIL QTY MAINTAINED W/ NO EVIDENCE OF LOSS. A/C RELEASED TO SERVICE.