a lubrication system for a fan drive gear system includes a main lubrication system and an auxiliary lubrication system . the auxiliary lubrication system including a collection channel disposed about the fan drive gear system for collecting expelled lubricant and an auxiliary pump including an inlet receiving lubricant from the collection channel and an outlet in communication with an auxiliary passage . the auxiliary pump supplies lubricant through the auxiliary passages to a bearing passage for communicating lubricant to a bearing . the auxiliary passages include a reservoir after the outlet of the auxiliary pump and before the bearing passage for storing lubricant .