Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
April 16, 2013
Submitted
April 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952AR
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48497
Aircraft time
63,520 hours, 16,524 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4460
Engine time
58,342 hours, 14,703 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
70R073
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, J, A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE OIL QTY LOW, TEMP AND PRESSURE NORMAL. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MIA TO LIM. PILOTS NOTICED NR 1 ENGINE HAD LOSS OIL QUANTITY WITH TEMP AND PRESSURE NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES FOR NR 1 ENGINE, DUMPED 27000KGS FUEL, AND RETURNED TO MIA WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED DE-OILER DRIVE CARBON SEAL THAT WAS FOUND BROKEN PER PW EM 72-06-61. PERFORMED IDLE RUN GROUND TEST ON NR 3 ENGINE PER AMM 71-02-03. NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. NR 3 ENGINE IS ON OIL CONSUMPTION WATCH CURRENTLY WITH A FLIGHT TO BOGATA WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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