Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
April 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26686
Aircraft time
41,044 hours, 15,079 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DIVERTED TO ORD DUE TO THE LOSS OF APU OIL QUANTITY. OIL LEAK CONFIRMED IN TEST CELL AT 12:00 WHEN GEARBOX PRESSURIZED (SIMULATES APU OPERATION IN ALTITUDE). STAT-O-SEALS AT THE 12:00 POSITION, BETWEEN THE GEARBOX AND DRIVEN COMPRESSOR WERE LEAKING IN THE THE BLEED AIR DUCT. REBUILT COMPRESSOR MODULE AND ALL SHIMMING CORRECTED. THREE WASHERS INDICATE LIMITED SEAL DEFORMATION. TEST CELL LEAK CHECK AND BUILD PROCEDURES ARE BEING CHANGED TO ADD A LEAK CHECK WITH GEARBOX PRESSURIZED AT IDLE CONDITIONS, AND A LEAD CHECK ON THE BOLT TORQUES.