Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
May 31, 2004
Submitted
July 27, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677UW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0380
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Deoiler
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MCO - FLT 1470 - THIS FLIGHT WAS A VERIFICATION FLIGHT FOR RIGHT ENGINE OIL LOSS. CREW NOTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS AGAIN LOSING OIL. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO MCO. AFTER THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT, EIGHT QUARTS OF OIL HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TSM TASK 79-00-00-810-813 AND COMPLETED THE NR 3 BEARING COMPARTMET BREATHER CHECK. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES WITH NO OIL LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR THIS FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE DEOILER DRIVE SEAL. ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE OIL. THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS REPLACED. TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT THE NR 3 BEARING STACK WAS NOT PROPERLY TORQUED. (M)

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