Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
December 23, 2019
Submitted
December 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30810
Aircraft time
79,498 hours, 13,446 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B1F
Part
Scavenge Pump
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY. MAINTENANCE NOTED THAT UPON ARRIVAL, OIL QUANTITY RETURNED TO 18 QUARTS. NO LEAKS FOUND. PERFORMED AN INSPECTION OF THE SCAVENGE SYSTEM FILTERS, FOUND DEBRIS IN THE TRANSFER GEARBOX INLET SCREEN TO THE SCAVENGE PUMP. POWERPLANT ENGINEERING WAS THEN PRESENTED WITH ALL FINDINGS AND THEY CALLED FOR ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-02.

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