Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 20, 2007
Submitted
July 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N538UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25222
Aircraft time
53,882 hours, 19,772 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Bearing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL ODOR IN CABIN. ON TROUBLE SHOOTING FOUND ODOR COMING FROM RT PACK WITH NR 2 ENGINE BLEED ON. SUSPECTED SKYDROL SMELL IN CABIN AFTER FINDING LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVER SERVICED., NO OIL FOUND IN DUCTS. AFTER FURTHER TROUBLE SHOOTING, CONFIRMED NR 2 ENGINE HAD SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL SEEPAGE FROM NR 3 BEARING COMPARTMENT. ENGINE REMOVED AND ROUTED TO ENGINE SHOP FOR REPAIR. RAN ENGINES AT POWER. ACCOMPLISHED A/C PACK BURNOUT, NO ODOR NOTED AFTER PACK BURNOUT, REPLACED BOTH RECIRCULATION FILTERS.