Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 15, 2001
Submitted
January 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N532UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25072
Aircraft time
36,719 hours, 13,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
33,770 hours, 12,441 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
M832481239
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO 3 QUARTS IN CRUISE. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE NORMAL. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED AT DEPARTING STATION DUE TO A FILTER BYPASS MESSAGE. AT MSP OIL WAS FOUND LEAKING AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING COVER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE O-RING WAS DETERMINED TO BE TOO SMALL AND WAS THROWN AWAY. ANOTHER O-RING WAS INSTALLED AND THE ENGINE CHECKED OK.