Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7372B7

Difficulty date
September 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AU
Make and model
Boeing 7372B7
Aircraft serial
22882
Engine
Pwa JT8D17A
Part
Seal
Part number
767043
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Eng Gearbox
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

BWI - FL 1930 - DURING CLIMB, THE NR 2 ENG LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OIL QTY GAUGE BEGAN DECREASING TO ZERO. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENG. OIL PRESS AT SHUTDOWN WAS 16 PSI. AFTER SHUTDOWN, WINDMILLING OIL PRESS WAS APPROX 15-16 PSI. ENG WAS OPERATED FOR APPROX 3 MINS OR LESS AT IDLE PWR. CAPT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BWI, LANDED SAFELY. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 12 MINS. MX FOUND THE N2 TACH GEN GARLOCK SEAL LEAKING ON THE NR 2 ENG ASSY GEARBOX. REPLACED SAME. ALSO, REPLACED THE NR 2 ENG MAIN OIL PUMP, OIL PRESS REGULATING VLV, OIL PRESS IND, OIL FILTER AND THE OIL. OPS CHECK AND LK CHECK NORMAL. (M)

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