SDR TWRA9640

Service difficulty report · Main Gear Box · Boeing 747136

Difficulty date
June 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606FF
Make and model
Boeing 747136
Aircraft serial
20273
Engine
Pwa JT9D7A
Part
Main Gear Box
Part number
SNF62433
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Eng
Part time
75,430 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
B, E, F

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT 22 FROM LAX TO JFK, THE NR 2 ENGINE CSD OIL LIGHT AND GENERATOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE CSD COULD NOT BE DISCONNECTED. PMG INDICATION WAS 8000 RPM. THE ENGINE WAS BEING SHUT DOWN DUE TO CSD FAILURE, AT THIS TIME THE NR 2 ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD FIRE WARNING INDICATION. BOTH FIRE BOTTLES WERE USED AND THE FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED THROUGH FLIGHT TO BLOCKS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON ARRIVAL AT JFK, THE MAIN GEAR BOX WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THE ENGINE S/N 662938 WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. (M)