Service difficulty report · Bearing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 17, 2007
Submitted
September 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26717
Aircraft time
47,464 hours, 16,460 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
54,052 hours, 19,045 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Agb
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

RTFL DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE & ENGINE OIL BYPASS MESSAGE. 10-19-07 ON DESCENT OIL TEMP SPIKED TO 171. 161 TO 171 DURING ENTIRE DESCENT. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE ANGLE GEARBOX AB1 BEARING FAILED AND OUTER RACE OF BEARING FRACTURED. ALUMINUM BASE MATERIAL OF AGB HOUSING RELEASED DURING THE FAILURE EVENT CLOGGED THE OIL FILTER TO TRIP THE DELTA P SWITCH. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN A TIMELY MANNER TO MITIGATE ENGINE DAMAGE.