Lubricant system

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An aircraft engine having a fan or propeller stage mounted to a planetary gearing system through a planetary gearing output drive shaft is provided with a lubricant system having a seal with lubricant delivery chamber for receiving a lubricant and a sealing surface sealing against a rotatable shaft, the rotatable shaft has a hollow interior and an opening in registration with the delivery chamber. The lubricant system has a lubricant pump in fluidical communication with and downstream of the opening.

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