Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Boeing 7272J7

Difficulty date
October 31, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7272J7
Aircraft serial
20879
Aircraft time
60,622 hours, 26,698 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17
Engine time
52,535 hours, 27,812 cycles
Part
Garlock Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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

ENGINE 2 OIL TEMPERATURE RED BAND INDICATION, OIL QUANTITY NORMAL 3 GALLONS, ENGINE INSTRUMENT PARAMETERS NORMAL. ENGINE SHUT DOWN PER ALTERNATE AND ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. WINDMILL AFTER SHUTDOWN 20 MINUTES, OIL PRESSURE 15 PSI. DIVERTED TO SDQ AND PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED OIL LEAK AT STARTER GARLOCK SEAL. REPLACED SEAL AND OPERATIONAL TESTED. FOUND FUEL DE-ICING VALVE INTERMITTENT. REPLACED FUEL DE-ICING VALVE, FUEL OIL COOLER AND OIL TEMPERATURE BULB AND CONTAMINATED ENGINE OIL FILTER.

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