Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Boeing 7572Q8

Difficulty date
January 20, 2003
Submitted
January 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712TW
Make and model
Boeing 7572Q8
Aircraft serial
27624
Aircraft time
20,309 hours, 6,812 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
32,528 hours, 13,197 cycles
Part
Scavenge Pump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
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

DURING CRUISE OIL QTY DROPPED FROM 11 QTS TO 5 QTS WITH CONTINUING DROP UNTIL RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE EICAS MESSAGE. PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO TAMPA. FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM SCAVENGE PUMP NIPPLE. REPLACED SCAVENGE PUMP ASSEMBLY. ACCOMPLISHED 757 MM 72-61-08 AND PERFORMED TEST 11 OK FOR SERVICE.

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