Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
July 3, 2000
Submitted
November 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27158
Aircraft time
32,104 hours, 5,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Engine time
30,377 hours, 4,035 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
50B772
Condition
Worn
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A, K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AT T/O FOR 5 TO 10 MIN. CLEARED AFTER DESELECTING RECIRCS AND VENTING CABIN. ON DESCENT AND POWER REDUCTION TO IDLE AT 41000 HAD STRONG SMELL AND LIGHT BLUE HAZE THROUGHOUT CABIN AND COCKPIT. ALL LAV SMOKE ALARMS WENT OFF AND REPEATED SMOKE AND FUME CLEARING PROCEDURE WHILE DIVERTING MOST OF SMOKE CLEARED BY LANDING. FOUND NO ABNORMAL EICAS OR LIGHTS AT ANY TIME. *S/D* THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 BEARING CARBON SEAL FACES WERE FOUND WORN. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN IN THE TEST CELL USING A FILTER SYSTEM ON THE BLEED AIR SUPPLY. NO OIL RESIDUE WAS DETECTED IN THE FILTER AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTING. THIS ENGINE HAS SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 6