Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 7372X6C

Difficulty date
February 18, 2011
Submitted
February 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841AL
Make and model
Boeing 7372X6C
Aircraft serial
23123
Aircraft time
66,192 hours, 66,690 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 2 Acsory G/B
Part time
66,191 hours, 66,690 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 40. AFTER ADVANCING THE THROTTLES THE CREW NOTED THE NR 2 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY A DECREASE IN NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO THE CARGO RAMP. MAINTENANCE FOUND ONE OF THE THREADED INSERTS FOR THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE OIL FILTER COVER FAILED AND THE COVER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARBOX IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM M-230. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK FOUND SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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