Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29168
Aircraft time
41,327 hours, 4,972 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Engine time
67,974 hours, 8,194 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
70R527
Part serial
TZ3056
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
26,708 hours, 9,869 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG IFSD DUE TO OIL PRESS ZERO. FOUND MGB HOUSING IDLER BEARING ATTACHMENT FLANGE BROKEN AND LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. REPLACED ENGINE.