Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
January 31, 2012
Submitted
February 1, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N206UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27808
Aircraft time
57,192 hours, 20,945 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Engine time
54,725 hours, 20,593 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
AS21516
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Engine
Component
Drive Shaft · Boeing
Component part number
UL19016
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLT FLT 885 EN ROUTE CLT TO CUN. LEFT ENGINE LO OIL PRESS LIGHT. LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY 0. COMPLIED WITH QRH PROCEDURE TO SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE. FLIGHT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. ALL ENGINE OIL EXITED THROUGH SCAVENGE TUBE BEHIND RADIAL DRIVESHAFT THAT SEPARATED FROM FLANGE. THE TUBE SEPARATED DUE TO FLANGE BOLTS THAT VIBRATED LOOSE.

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