What was found
RT ENGINE OIL TEMP IN YELLOW AND OIL FILTER BYPASS EICAS MESSAGE. SHOP TEARDOWN CONFIRMED THAT THE NR 3 BEARING CAGE HAD FAILED. THIS IS THE FIRST FAILURE OF THIS TYPE.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2004
- Submitted
- March 23, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N530UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25043
- Aircraft time
- 43,705 hours, 16,123 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing Cage
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 3
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.