Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 747228F

Difficulty date
January 6, 2008
Submitted
January 14, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809MC
Make and model
Boeing 747228F
Aircraft serial
20887
Aircraft time
106,304 hours, 24,153 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
9216787
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
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

APPROX 1 HOUR 15 MIN AFTER T/O NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY IND ZERO, TEMP AND PRESS NORMAL ABOUT 2 HOURS 30 MIN AFTER T/O PRESSURE BEGAN VERY SLOW DROP WITH SLOW FLUX 5 PSI DURING DESCENT WITH ENGINE AT IDLE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED OCCASIONALLY BUT PRESS NEVER WENT BELOW 12 PSI. ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AT ALL TIMES. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK INSPECTION ON ENGINE AND FOUND OIL LEAKING THROUGH DRAIN MAST ONLY, REPLENISHED THE OIL AND DRY CYCLED AND IDLE RUN PERFORMED IAW 71-00-00. LEAK CONFIRMED TO ENGINE HYD PUMP PAD DRAIN. HYD PUMP SHAFT O-RING REPLACED IAW 29-11-05 AND PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, NO FURTHER LEAKS EVIDENT.