Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 8, 2002
Submitted
March 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25396
Aircraft time
37,461 hours, 11,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
27,653 hours, 9,106 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
7T0384
Condition
Loose
Location
Gearbox
Part time
14,125 hours, 4,614 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO. OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASING. BREATHER MANIFOLD CRACKED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 30 DAYS THAT THE BREATHER MANIFOLD WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THIS ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO THE OVERHAUL SHOP. SHOP FOUND THE LOWER OIL DUCT LOOSE IN THE ANGLE GEARBOX. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A LOOSE LOCK NUT. THE LOOSE DUCT WAS CAUSING VIBRATION TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BREATHER MANIFOLD TUBE THUS CAUSING IT TO CRACK. THE LOWER OIL DUCT AND HARDWARE WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.