Service difficulty report · Oil System · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120DL
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
23279
Aircraft time
71,974 hours, 32,481 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Low
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE RIGHT ENGINE IDG WAS PLACED ON MEL, DURING THE FLIGHT HAD TO RUN THE APU DUE TO MEL. DURING THE FLIGHT THE APU LOW OIL QTY MESSAGE CAME ON. THE CREW HAD TO DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT TO PIK. MX REPAIRED THE RIGHT ENGINE IDG BY CLEANING THE CONNECTOR TO THE IDG. MX FOUND SOME DEBRIS IN THE CONNECTOR. THE CREW RAN THE ENGINES AND NO FURTHER FAULTS WERE NOTED WITH THE IDG. THE APU OIL WAS SERVICED AND THE AIRCRAFT APU WAS PLACED ON AN APU HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION WATCH REF EMI.