Service difficulty report · Carbon Seal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 10, 2005
Submitted
August 16, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28708
Aircraft time
29,883 hours, 8,179 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
40,356 hours, 14,395 cycles
Part
Carbon Seal
Part number
7T0526
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
7,422 hours, 2,063 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

DIVERTED TO OGG UNDER AMBER ALERT WITH NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO LOW OIL QUANTITY INDICATION. ROOT CAUSE WAS THE FAILURE OF THE DE-OILER CARBON SEAL. THIS IS AN ANOMALY, AS THERE WAS NO HISTORY OF HOC PRIOR TO THE EVENT. ALSO IT WAS NOT DUE TO INFANT MORTALITY. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CARBON SEAL, AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.