Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 767200

Difficulty date
January 14, 2007
Submitted
January 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768QT
Make and model
Boeing 767200
Aircraft serial
23803
Aircraft time
68,784 hours, 25,917 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C
Engine time
48,527 hours, 15,807 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB ON FLIGHT # 861 (MDE-SCL) LT ENGINE OIL QTY DECREASED TO ZERO AND OIL PRESS DECREASED FROM 64 TO 15 PSI. ENGINE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND OIL PRESS REMAINED IN 15 PSI. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MDE AND LANDED IN NORMAL CONDITION. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION IAW FIM 710500 FIG 119 WAS DISCOVERED ENGINE INTERNAL LEAK BY TRANSFER GEARBOX. LT ENGINE WAS REMOVED & REPLACED IAW BOEING TASK CARD 71-R05 "POWER PLANT REPLACE". OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW EWO 767-32-010 & AMM 05-51-35 PHASE I, OPTION A AND NONE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND. MAIN WHEELS NR 1, 2, 5 & 6 WERE REPLACED IAW AMM 32-45-01 PAGE 401-405 DUE TO THERMAL FUSE PLUGS WERE FOUND MELTED & BRAKE TEMP LIGHT INSPECTION WAS PE

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