CF6-80C2 SB 72-1278

CRF Oil Manifold

BSI Instructions

CF6 Life Cycle Engineering, Fleet Team

Revision Date: April 15, 2019

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This guide is designed to aid Airline Maintenance Personnel
with the identification of typical visual findings during a CF6
Compressor Rear Frame (CRF) Oil Leak Inspection.

Engine model specific limitations and detailed acceptance or

non-acceptance criteria are found in the Aircraft
Maintenance Manuals (AMM).

This guide is intended to be a tool to assist inspection and

evaluation of a CRF oil leak. It in no way is a replacement or
alternative to the AMM.

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 Port for
CRF
Borescope

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 SB 72-1278 Oil Manifold Layout

1
Fwd 8

2 5
Aft
4 6 7
3

12:00
CRF Rollout View
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 Vent Duct

CRF Aft Oil Impingement tube

Looking and vent duct

Forward Sump 5 6
4
Pressurization Oil
Manifold

7
Oil
Supply
B & C Sump
O-rings
8
Tube

1
2 B & C Sump
Scavenge
Flanges
3
Oil
Inlet

7:00 Scavenge oil

6:00 Scavenge oil

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Oil 7
6

Manifold 4

Locations

FWD

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Table of Conditions and Recommendations,
J-tabs and P-clamps

Feature Location Condition Disposition

J-tabs and P- 3, 4, 6, 7 Bent or distorted only Continue in service-

clamps no reinspection
interval necessary
3, 4 Cracked or broken 200 Cycle
reinspection
6 Cracked or broken; if no 12:00 impingement tube Remove engine
cracking or location 8 fwd sump elbow is not within 10 cycles
distorted or creased
7 Cracked, notched, or broken; if no 12:00 Remove engine
impingement tube cracking or location 8 fwd within 30 cycles
sump elbow is not distorted or creased

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Table of Conditions and Recommendations, cont.
Feature Location Condition Disposition

Impinge- 12:00 Cracked Tube Remove engine before

ment Tube further flight
Heat Shield 7 Heat shield cracking, with oil wetness Remove engine within 30
cycles
7 Heat shield cracking less than 0.6 inch, 400 cycle reinspection
dryness
7 Heat shield cracking 0.6 – 1.0 inch, dryness 100 cycle reinspection

7 Heat shield cracking more than 1.0 inch, 50 cycle reinspection

dryness
Fwd Sump 8 Distorted, creased, or cracked Remove engine before
Elbow further flight
Sump Seals Lower Oil wetting or coking attributable to sump Engine is serviceable
Half seal leakage

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 Oil Supply Tube and Location 3 (8:30 ALF)
Location 3’s P-clamp sits on a wear
sleeve just slightly wider than the
clamp itself.
Oil coking is common on the supply
tube itself and is serviceable. Look for
oil wetting or staining on the
surrounding walls as conclusive proof
of a leak.
Damage in the oil supply tube cannot
be repaired without full CRF
disassembly
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 Sump Pressurization Duct (~9:30 ALF)
Pressurization Duct mounts at 9:30
o/c on the forward sump housing
(ALF). Differs from the vent duct due
to not having textured insulation
around it.
Oil wetting or coking is sometimes
found on the pressurization duct and is
serviceable. Look for oil wetting or
staining on the surrounding walls as
cause for concern.
Pressurization Duct has a 4-bolt flange and
carries air. It is not an oil source itself. But
it will sometimes show oil wetting – this
comes from sump seal leakage within the
CRF cavity.
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 J-Tab at Location 4 (11:30 ALF)

Losing oil manifold support at Location 4

does not drive large stress changes into
the system anywhere else.

The J-Tab in this location typically does

Location 4’s J-tab is brazed to the oil
manifold. not distort much at all. Sometimes will
liberate. Not a critical location if
liberation has occurred.

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 Impingement Tube at 12:00

Failure is generally along the weld

seam near the T-shaped fitting. BSI
generally will not reveal it except by
way of oil wetting in general area. A
pressure check of the manifold
component confirms the leak.

Overall view of impingement tube

looking toward 12o/c on the frame. Impingement tube is a common failure point.
However, the failure is not generally detectable via
borescope. Look for oil wetting.
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 Vent Duct at 12:00

Vent Duct carries oil from the

impingement tube and will
sometimes show oil wetting at the
flange joint. This is not a common
leak area, but flange wetting by
itself is not a concern.

Has the heat shield

(pre-SB 72-1265)

Vent Duct carries oil from the impingement

tube and will sometimes show oil wetting at
the flange joint. This is not a common leak
area, and flange wetting is not a concern.
Vent duct has a 4-bolt flange and has textured
Insulation Blanket; no heat shield
(post SB 72-1265) insulation on the outside. SB 72-1265
corrected an oil leak failure mode on the vent
duct tube.
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Location 6’s J-tab sits just off the end
of a heat shield, brazed to the oil
manifold.
J-Tab at Location 6
6
Losing oil manifold support at Location 6
drives large stress rises into the
impingement tube at 12o/c and into the
forward sump elbow at Location 8.
The J-Tab in this location typically does
not distort much at all. Sometimes will
liberate. CRITICAL location if liberation
has occurred.
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 Location 7: Heat Shield

Pay attention to whether there is oil

wetting on the heat shield or on the
surrounding walls for proof leaking is
occurring.

Location 7’s heat shield

here is still intact ; no
cracking has occurred.

Significant cracking with no oil

Slight cracking has Significant cracking with oil wetting
wetting – no leak yet
initiated from a leaking engine

Significant Heat Shield Cracking Will Cause

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Location 7: J-Tab and P-Clamp

The J-tab is commonly seen bent or

distorted out of plane both in the
forward direction (toward the B-nut) or
the aft direction (away from the B-nut).
The bolt connecting the J-tab to the P-
clamp is always still intact.

Tab Bent Forward Tab Bent Aft

Looking from below.

The J-tab on the right has a formed
shape by design.

Distorted J-tabs by themselves are a serviceable condition.

Look for damage in the J-tab beyond simply being distorted out of plane.
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 Interpreting Location 7: Bent or Deformed versus
Cracked or Broken
7

Various levels of cracking can occur

prior to a J-tab completely breaking.
Be sure to examine closely as
migrating cracks can usually be seen.

Cracks become breaks

Bent or Distorted J-Tabs can be either bent quickly (HCF)
forward or aft. Both conditions by
themselves can remain serviceable.

Bent or Deformed J-Tab: Serviceable

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 Location 8: Forward Sump Elbow

If the j-tab at Location 7 is cracked or

broken, look forward to the forward
sump elbow. Lack of support at
Locations 6 or 7 can lead to damage to
the elbow at Location 8.

Cracking in the elbow has been seen

without significant tube deformation

Cracking or deformation damage in the forward sump oil tube

elbow cannot be repaired without full CRF disassembly
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 B and C Sump Scavenge (6:00 ALF)
Both scavenge tubes have 4-bolt flanges.
The B-sump flange is more forward than
the C-sump flange. Two flat head bolts on
the C-sump flange rather than four 12-
C-sump flange
point heads distinguishes it from the B-
sump flange.
Gravity sends all oil in the CRF cavity to
6 o’clock location, so wetting here will
accompany any other wetting found. If
dry stains are found, that is one level of
concern; if wet pooling is evident,
problems should be located. Significant
B-sump flange wetting may extend to the scavenge
tubes outside the CRF at 6 o/c or even
into the exhaust nozzle of the engine at
the LP recoup ports.
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 Fwd & Aft Sump Seals
Oil wetting or coking attributed to sump seal leakage is
acceptable if oil consumption is within AMM limits

B/C Sump Seal leakage can lead to

sump outer wall and CRF wall wetting
and coking

Gravity sends oil leaking across the

Forward sump seal to the B sump
scavenge tube location. Oil wetting at
the sump to frame joint is indicative of
an o-ring leak

Wetting at the C sump scavenge tube

is a typical indicator of an aft o-ring
leaking. Significant wetting may result
in oil draining out the CRF at the 6 o/c
strut position.

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