What was found
SMOKE FILLED AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. UPON DISASSEMBLY AT THE TURBINE SHOP, THE NR 3 BEARING AFT CARBON SEAL WAS FOUND WORN.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2002
- Submitted
- March 14, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N593UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 28144
- Aircraft time
- 18,888 hours, 7,148 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- Engine time
- 31,345 hours, 11,658 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Carbon Seal
- Part number
- 1B0475
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 11,266 hours, 4,285 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.