Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Aircraft time
63,322 hours, 16,470 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
58,145 hours, 14,649 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
70R943
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT FROM CCS TO SCL PILOTS NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND OIL QUANTITY. CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR NR 1 ENGINE. ON SHUTDOWN CREW NOTED THE FOLLOWING: OIL QTY: 1 QT., OIL TEMP: 156 DEG., OIL PRESSURE: 168. CREW RETURNED TO CCS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION SHOWED VISIBLE EXTERNAL OIL LEAK. FOUND OIL LEAK AT REAR HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE SEAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE DRIVE SEAL (P/N: 70R943) PER PW79-22-01 AMD AMM 80-12-01 AND PERFORMED HIGH POWER RUN UP. LEAK AND OP CHECK GOOD. NO LEAK NOTED. AIRCRAFT HAS CURRENTLY FLOWN 5 LEGS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

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