20000311001519I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 757236 · Las Vegas, NV · March 11, 2000

Date
March 11, 2000 · 10:23 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
N8TA
Aircraft
N522NA
Reported as
Boeing 757236
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211535*
Pilot’s flight hours
766 total590 in this make and model168 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Task card 72-105-51-1 & 2 was being performed on 3/10/00. Maintenance stated that the chip detector was in properly, aircraft was ranup and no leaks noted. After take-off the chip detector came out and all the oil was dumped out the chip detector housing due to a 1/4 inch bolt about 2 inches long was lodged against the check valve which is spring loaded to the closed position. Time since last shop visit on this engine was 7734 hours and 2888 cycles. The last shop visit was performed by rolls royce at darby. The bolt part number was traced from the ipc and the only place this bolt is located at is the engine combustion intermediate case. It must have been in the sump since last shop visit.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TASK CARD 72-105-51-1 & 2 WAS BEING PERFORMED ON 3/10/00. MAINTENANCE STATED THAT THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS IN PROPERLY, AIRCRAFT WAS RANUP AND NO LEAKS NOTED. AFTER TAKE-OFF THE CHIP DETECTOR CAME OUT AND ALL THE OIL WAS DUMPED OUT THE CHIP DETECTOR HOUSING DUE TO A 1/4 INCH BOLT ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG WAS LODGED AGAINST THE CHECK VALVE WHICH IS SPRING LOADED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. TIME SINCE LAST SHOP VISIT ON THIS ENGINE WAS 7734 HOURS AND 2888 CYCLES. THE LAST SHOP VISIT WAS PERFORMED BY ROLLS ROYCE AT DARBY. THE BOLT PART NUMBER WAS TRACED FROM THE IPC AND THE ONLY PLACE THIS BOLT IS LOCATED AT IS THE ENGINE COMBUSTION INTERMEDIATE CASE. IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE SUMP SINCE LAST SHOP VISIT.