Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 2, 2002
Submitted
October 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24810
Aircraft time
40,217 hours, 15,095 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
18,057 hours, 6,524 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
AC9806F30Y1
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
292 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BOTH THE DELTA "P" SWITCH AND THE FILTER WERE FORWARDED TO PWA FOR INVESTIGATION. THE SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE TO BE WITHIN OPERATIONAL LIMITS. THE FILTER WAS SENT TO THE PWA LAB AND FOUND TO CONTAIN SUB MICRON CARBON PARTICLES, BUT IT WAS NOT 100% PLUGGED. AT THIS TIME IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE CARBON IN THE FILTER WAS THE ROOT CAUSE.